Translate freedom | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of freedom
noun
the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint:we do have some freedom of choice he talks of revoking some of the freedoms absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government:he was a champion of Irish freedom the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved:the shark thrashed its way to freedom the state of being physically unrestricted and able to move easily:the shorts have a side split for freedom of movement (
freedom from)
the state of not being subject to or affected by (a particular undesirable thing):government policies to achieve freedom from want the power of self-determination attributed to the will; the quality of being independent of fate or necessity. unrestricted use of something:the dog is happy having the freedom of the house when we are out archaic familiarity or openness in speech or behavior.