unencumbered

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   free of encumbrance

   inherited an unencumbered estate

2. 2
   adj

   not burdened with cares or responsibilities

   living an unencumbered life

3. 3
   adj

   Not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities.

   This difference operates in favor of socialism, not only because speculation about general principles provides an opportunity for the play of the imagination of those who are unencumbered by much knowledge of the facts of present-day life […]

4. 4
   adj

   Free of encumbrance.

   Now he knew that something more than revenge had prompted Rokoff to pitch him overboard—the Russian had managed to obtain possession of the papers Tarzan had wrested from him at Bou Saada. The ape-man swore softly, and let his coat and shirt sink into the Atlantic. Before many hours he had divested himself of his remaining garments, and was swimming easily and unencumbered toward the east.

5. 5
   adj

   Not subject to any claims.

   "You are wrong," replied Mrs. Courtenaye: "luxury is but a trifle—not so power and position. With an unencumbered estate, you take the first place in the county; you obtain the finest field for the exertion of your talents; and England has no distinction to which you may not reasonably aspire."

Etymology

From un- + encumbered.