liberty
Meaning of liberty
noun
- 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
- the power or scope to act as one pleases.
individuals should enjoy the liberty to pursue their own preferences
- 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
- It is a name.
- The plural form of liberty is: liberties.
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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:
Meaning familiarity:
familiarity, impropriety, indecorum
Meaning the fact or state of being independent:
Meaning the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved:
Meaning supreme power or authority:
Meaning economic independence or self-sufficiency:
Meaning a permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (especially in alcoholic drink):
Meaning scope for freedom of action or thought:
Meaning a thing that is or may be chosen:
Meaning an act of choosing between two or more possibilities:
Meaning the faculty or power of using one's will:
Meaning the amount of freedom to move or act that is available:
Meaning the edge or border of something:
Meaning the opportunity or possibility to do or deal with something:
liberty antonyms
Meaning the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else:
Meaning the action of bringing someone or something under domination or control:
Meaning a limitation or restriction:
Translation of liberty
Words that rhyme with liberty
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