freedom

English

/ˈfɹiːdəm/, /ˈfɹidəm/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
  • (countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
  • Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
  • Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fredom inherited from Old English frēodōm (freedom, state of free-will, emancipation, charter, deliverance) inherited from *frijadōm (freedom) suffix from English free root from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (be fond of, love, like, happy, beloved, dear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*preyH-

Gloss

be fond of, love, like, happy, beloved, dear

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

好

Emoji
❤️ 🏩 👨‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👩 👰‍♀️ 💋 💌 💑 💒 💓 💕 💖 💗 💘 💝 😍 😘 😚 😻 🤟 🤰 🤱 🫂

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