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noun
- 1. the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants: "we do have some freedom of choice" Similar
- 2. the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved: "the shark thrashed its way to freedom" Similar Opposite
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the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited: I felt such a sense of freedom, up in the hills alone. Children are allowed much more freedom these days. [ + to infinitive ] In college, you have the freedom to do what you want.
The meaning of FREEDOM is the quality or state of being free. How to use freedom in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Freedom.
Freedom definition: the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint. See examples of FREEDOM used in a sentence.
To have liberty is to be liberated from something; to be free is to be self-determining, autonomous. Freedom can or cannot exist within a state of liberty: one can be liberated yet unfree, or free yet enslaved (Orlando Patterson has argued in Freedom: Freedom in the Making of Western Culture that freedom arose from the yearnings of slaves)."
freedom in British English. (ˈfriːdəm ) noun. 1. personal liberty, as from slavery, bondage, serfdom, etc. 2. liberation or deliverance, as from confinement or bondage. 3. the quality or state of being free, esp to enjoy political and civil liberties.
Definition of freedom noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. personal liberty, as from slavery, bondage, serfdom, etc. 2. liberation or deliverance, as from confinement or bondage. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the quality or state of being free, esp to enjoy political and civil liberties.