Liberty

Meaning of Liberty

noun
  1. the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behaviour, or political views.
    compulsory retirement would interfere with individual liberty
  2. the power or scope to act as one pleases.
    individuals should enjoy the liberty to pursue their own preferences
  3. a presumptuous remark or action.
    how did he know what she was thinking?—it was a liberty!

late Middle English: from Old French liberte, from Latin libertas, from liber ‘free’.

Information about Liberty

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Hyphenation of Liberty

Lib-erty

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • Liberty is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Liberty synonyms

Meaning autonomy:

autonomy

Meaning familiarity:

familiarity, impropriety, indecorum

Meaning the fact or state of being independent:

independence

Meaning the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved:

freedom

Meaning supreme power or authority:

sovereignty

Meaning economic independence or self-sufficiency:

autarky

Meaning a permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (especially in alcoholic drink):

licence

Meaning scope for freedom of action or thought:

latitude

Meaning a thing that is or may be chosen:

option

Meaning an act of choosing between two or more possibilities:

choice

Meaning the faculty or power of using one's will:

volition

Meaning the amount of freedom to move or act that is available:

leeway

Meaning the edge or border of something:

margin

Meaning the opportunity or possibility to do or deal with something:

scope

Liberty antonyms

Meaning the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else:

dependence

Meaning the action of bringing someone or something under domination or control:

subjugation

Meaning a limitation or restriction:

constraint

Words that rhyme with Liberty

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