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freedom
English
Etymology
From Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English fr?od?m (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijad?m (“freedom”). Equivalent to free +? -dom. Cognate with North Frisian fridoem (“freedom”), Dutch vrijdom (“freedom”), Low German fr?dom (“freedom”), Middle High German vr?tuom (“freedom”), Norwegian fridom (“freedom”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fr?'d?m, IPA(key): /?f?i?d?m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f?id?m/
- Hyphenation: free?dom
Noun
freedom (countable and uncountable, plural freedoms)
- (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.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 50:
- 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.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 50:
- Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.
Usage notes
- Freedom from can be followed by various nouns, typically, fear, want, hunger, pain, hatred, disease, stress, depression, debt, poverty, necessity, violence, war, advertising, addiction, etc.
Synonyms
- liberty
- license
- exemption
Antonyms
- slavery
- imprisonment
- bondage
- constraint
- unfreedom
Derived terms
Translations
References
- freedom at OneLook Dictionary Search
- freedom in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- freedom in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- fordeem
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straitjacket
English
Alternative forms
- strait jacket, strait-jacket
- straightjacket (misspelling)
Etymology
From strait +? jacket.
Pronunciation
Noun
straitjacket (plural straitjackets)
- A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
- Synonym: (dated) straitwaistcoat
- (figuratively) Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
- 2009, Michael Giffin, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 99:
- [I]f we remain in one discipline, we remain in a straitjacket; an adequate theory of language evolution requires a lot of interdisciplinary work.
- 2009, Michael Giffin, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 99:
Translations
Verb
straitjacket (third-person singular simple present straitjackets, present participle straitjacketing, simple past and past participle straitjacketed)
- (literally) To put someone into a straitjacket.
- (by extension) To restrict the freedom of, either physically or psychologically.
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