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freedom¹

  • /ˈfɹiːdəm/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
  • /ˈfɹi.dəm/ Canada, US
  • /ˈfɾi.dəm/ Scotland
  • /ˈfɾiːdəm/ Wales

Rhymes with -iːdəm

Where it comes from

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”).

noun freedoms

  1. uncountable The state of being free. Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.

    Similar: freehood

  2. countable The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained. Freedom of speech is a basic democratic value.

    Similar: freeness

  3. countable, uncountable The right or privilege of unrestricted use or access Freedom of a city
  4. countable, uncountable Frankness; openness; unreservedness. I doubt not, that you will take amiss my freedom; but as you have deserved it from me, I shall be less and less concerned on that score, as I see you are more and more intent to show your wit at the expense of justice and compassion.
  5. countable, uncountable Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum. "A first love is not easily extinguished, Mr. Allanson," said she. "You may guess from my appearance, that I have been fortunate in life; but, for all that, my first love for you has continued the same, unaltered and unchanged, and you must forgive the little freedoms I used to-day to try your affec

Similar: liberty, license, exemption · Opposite: bondage, constraint, imprisonment, slavery, unfreedom

adjective more freedom · most freedom

  1. US, humorous American, especially in a jingoistic way freedom freckles
  2. US, derogatory, humorous Used to censor a term relating to something perceived as anti-American; especially, to censor French during the Iraq War freedom fries

Freedom²

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California.
  2. A settlement in Wilkinson County, Georgia. The people in Freedom include a range of professionals from doctors to real estate agents. Still, the group needs to build roads and establish running water and electricity before it can start building homes.
  3. An unincorporated community in both Caribou County, Idaho and Lincoln County, Wyoming.
  4. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana.
  5. An unincorporated community in Russell County, Kentucky.
  6. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
  7. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  8. An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri.
  9. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
  10. An unincorporated community in Frontier County, Nebraska.
  11. A town and hamlet therein, in Cattaraugus County, New York.
  12. A town in Woods County, Oklahoma.
  13. A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
  14. An unincorporated community in Sanpete County, Utah.
  15. A town in Forest County, Wisconsin.
  16. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
  17. A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
  18. A number of other townships, listed under Freedom Township.
  19. A barangay of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, Philippines.
  20. Former name of the International Space Station.
  21. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: exemption, liberty, libre, freely, peace, absence, independence, lack, self-reliance, unrestricted, free, right, unhindered, prohibition, discretion, contestability

noun

Similar: liberty, license, exemption · Opposite: bondage, constraint, imprisonment, slavery, unfreedom

Translations

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noun state of not being imprisoned or enslaved

Españollibertad
한국어자유 jayu
日本語自由 jiyū
中文自由 zìyóu
हिन्दीस्वतंत्रता svatantratā, आज़ादी āzādī, स्वाधीनता svādhīntā, मुक्ति mukti, हुर्रियत hurriyat
Kiswahiliuhuru
Portuguêsliberdade
Françaisliberté
DeutschFreiheit
Italianolibertà
Ελληνικάελευθερία elefthería
Românălibertate, slobozie
Русскийсвобо́да svobóda, во́ля vólja, во́льность vólʹnostʹ
Tiếng Việttự do
العربيةحُرِّيَّة ḥurriyya
עבריתחוֹפֶשׁ khófesh, דְּרוֹר dror

noun lack of a specific constraint

Españollibertad
한국어자유 jayu
日本語自由 jiyū
中文自由 zìyóu
Kiswahiliuhuru
Portuguêsliberdade
Françaisliberté
DeutschFreiheit
Italianolibertà
Ελληνικάελευθερία elefthería
Românălibertate, slobozie
Русскийсвобо́да svobóda
العربيةحُرِّيَّة ḥurriyya
עבריתחוֹפֶשׁ khófesh

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@misc{freedom_2026,
  title = {freedom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freedom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}