freedom

A2 Topic:Social Issues & Human Rights

US /ˈfɹi.dəm/ UK /ˈfɹiː.dəm/ See IPA manual

Freq #1480

Meanings

1

noun
The state of being free and able to do what you want.

After leaving prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.
2

noun
The right to do something without being controlled or restricted.

Freedom of speech is protected by law.
3

noun
The state of not having a particular problem or duty.

The medicine gave her freedom from pain at last.

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Synonyms

3 noun · the state of not having a... exemption

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Opposites

bondage constraint imprisonment slaveryunfreedom

Word family

Forms freedoms

Derived forms antifreedomenfreedomfreedom-campfreedomismfreedomitefreedomlessfreedomwarefreedumbfreetardnon-freedomnonfreedomoverfreedom

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freedom fighter
a person described as fighting against authority to achieve political freedom

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Etymology

From Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English frēodōm (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm (“freedom”). Equivalent to free + -dom. Cognate with North Frisian fridoem (“freedom”), Dutch vrijdom (“freedom”), Low German frīdom (“freedom”), Middle High German vrītuom (“freedom”), Norwegian fridom (“freedom”).

*preyH- Proto-Indo-European fredom Middle English frēodōm Old English *frijadōm Proto-West Germanic

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Topics

Social Issues & Human Rights

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# freedom

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɹi.dəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɹiː.dəm/
**Frequency rank:** 1480

## Meanings
1. The state of being free and able to do what you want.
2. The right to do something without being controlled or restricted.
3. The state of not having a particular problem or duty.

## Examples
- After leaving prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.
- Freedom of speech is protected by law.
- The medicine gave her freedom from pain at last.

## Synonyms
- exemption
- liberty
- license

## Antonyms
- bondage
- constraint
- imprisonment
- slavery
- unfreedom

## Derived Forms
- antifreedom
- enfreedom
- freedom-camp
- freedomism
- freedomite
- freedomless
- freedomware
- freedumb
- freetard
- non-freedom
- nonfreedom
- overfreedom

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *preyH-
- Root: fredom
- Root: frēodōm
- Root: *frijadōm
- Affix: -dom - state

## Etymology
From Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English frēodōm (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm (“freedom”). Equivalent to free + -dom. Cognate with North Frisian fridoem (“freedom”), Dutch vrijdom (“freedom”), Low German frīdom (“freedom”), Middle High German vrītuom (“freedom”), Norwegian fridom (“freedom”).

## AI Etymology
Freedom comes from Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English frēodōm (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm (“freedom”). Equivalent to free + -dom. Cognate with North Frisian fridoem (“freedom”), Dutch vrijdom (“freedom”), Low German frīdom (“freedom”), Middle High German vrītuom (“freedom”), Norwegian fridom (“freedom”). In current use, the main senses are “The state of being free and able to do what you want” and “The right to do something without being controlled or restricted”.

## Topics
- Social Issues & Human Rights

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