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immunity
English
Etymology
From Old French immunité, from Latin immunitas, in the legal sense; for the medical use see immunization.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mju?n?ti/
Noun
immunity (countable and uncountable, plural immunities)
- (uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
- (medicine) Fully protective resistance against infection.
- (law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
- (law) An exemption from prosecution.
- (in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
- (medicine) Fully protective resistance against infection.
- (countable) A resistance to a specific thing.
Synonyms
- exemption
- free pass
- get out of jail free card
Hyponyms
- (law): diplomatic immunity
Derived terms
Translations
immunity From the web:
- what immunity is present at birth
- what immunity mean
- what immunity are humans born with
- what immunity does the president have
- what immunity is a vaccine
- what immunity are we born with
- what immunity does breastfeeding provide
- what immunity is immunity from civil lawsuits
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
freedom From the web:
- what freedoms are protected by the first amendment
- what freedoms do americans have
- what freedoms do we have
- what freedom means to me
- what freedoms are guaranteed by the first amendment
- what freedoms are protected by the bill of rights
- what freedoms are in the first amendment
- what freedoms do we have in america
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