different between freely vs liberated

English

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: fr?'l?, IPA^(key): /?f?ili/
• Rhymes: -i?li

Etymology 1

From Middle English frely, freelich, from Old English fr?ol?c (“free, freeborn, glorious, stately, magnificent, noble, beautiful, charming”), equivalent to free +? -ly. Compare Middle Low German vrilik, vrigelik (“free”), Middle High German vr?lich (“free”).

Alternative forms

• frely (Scotland)

Adjective

freely (comparative freelier or more freely, superlative freeliest or most freely)

1. Free; frank.
2. Generous; noble; excellent; beautiful; lovely.

Derived terms

• unfreely

Etymology 2

From Middle English frely, freliche, from Old English fr?ol??e (“freely, readily, as a festival”), equivalent to free +? -ly. Compare Dutch vrijelijk (“freely”), German freilich (“certainly, of course”).

Adverb

freely (comparative freelier or more freely, superlative freeliest or most freely)

1. In a free manner.

2. Without interference or restriction.

   talk freely
3. Of one's own free will.

   I will freely help you.

Related terms

• frankly
• openly
• costlessly

Translations

References

• “freely”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Adjective

liberated (comparative more liberated, superlative most liberated)

1. Freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters.

   • a newly liberated prisoner

     His is a very liberated lifestyle.

     She is sexually liberated.

   • 2014, November 2, "Did Marilyn Start the Sexual Revolution", Everlasting Star

     In private, Marilyn was perhaps more sexually liberated than most women were generally during her lifetime.

Translations

Verb

liberated

1. simple past tense and past participle of liberate

   The army liberated the POWs as they captured the camp.

Anagrams

• delibrate