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Freedom Meaning: Definition and Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：personal autonomy (freedom)

freedom 🔊

/ˈfriːdəm/

The power to make your own choices and live as you wish, without being forced by others.

personal autonomy 🔊

➕

/ˈpɜːrsənəl ɔːˈtɑːnəmi/

The right or ability to make one's own decisions and act according to one's own will without external coercion.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Free (meaning 'not bound') + -dom (suffix denoting condition or domain).

💡 Mnemonic

Free + dom = Domain of being free. Imagine a 'dom' (home) where you are free.

📖 Example

After graduating, she valued the freedom to choose her own career path. 🔊 After graduating, she valued the freedom to choose her own career path.

🔗 Collocations

personal freedom – individual autonomy

freedom of choice – liberty to select

freedom from oppression – state of being free from tyranny

🔄 Synonyms

liberty (n.) – the condition of being free from restriction

independence (n.) – self-governance

autonomy (n.) – self-rule

🚫 Antonyms

captivity (n.) – state of being imprisoned

subjugation (n.) – state of being controlled

bondage (n.) – servitude

🌱 Derivatives

freely (adv.) – in a free manner

unfreedom (n.) – lack of freedom

freedoms (n. pl.) – instances of freedom

📖 Cultural Story

From Old English freodom, from freo 'free' + -dom 'state, condition'. Used since the 14th century to denote the state of being free.

Meaning 2：unrestricted movement (freedom)

freedom 🔊

/ˈfriːdəm/

The state of being able to move, go, or travel anywhere without being held back or confined.

unrestricted movement 🔊

➕

/ˌʌnrɪˈstrɪktɪd ˈmuːvmənt/

The condition of being able to move, travel, or relocate without barriers or confinement.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The wide, open fields gave the horses a feeling of total freedom. 🔊 The wide, open fields gave the horses a feeling of total freedom.

🔗 Collocations

freedom of movement – right to travel

freedom to roam – right to wander freely

unrestricted freedom – complete liberty

🔄 Synonyms

mobility (n.) – ability to move

liberty (n.) – freedom

license (n.) – permission to act freely

🚫 Antonyms

restriction (n.) – limitation

confinement (n.) – incarceration

imprisonment (n.) – state of being jailed

🌱 Derivatives

freely (adv.) – without hindrance

freedom-loving (adj.) – cherishing freedom