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- pronunciation:
- lI
b
 r
ti
- phrases:
- at liberty
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
liberties |
| definition 1: |
freedom from bondage, oppression, or captivity.
- synonyms:
- emancipation, freedom
- antonyms:
- bondage, constraint, restraint, slavery
- similar words:
- autonomy, independence, manumission
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| definition 2: |
freedom from foreign rule or excessive governmental control.
- synonyms:
- autonomy, freedom, independence, self-government, self-rule, sovereignty
- antonyms:
- tyranny
- similar words:
- self-determination
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| definition 3: |
the right or power to act and choose freely.
- synonyms:
- autonomy, free will, freedom, independence, license, self-determination, volition
- similar words:
- carte blanche, choice, civil liberty, discretion, latitude, permission, right
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| definition 4: |
an officially designated right or privilege.
- synonyms:
- franchise, freedom, right
- similar words:
- authorization, exemption, license, permission, privilege, sanction
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| definition 5: |
(often pl.) acts of presumptuousness or undue familiarity.
- synonyms:
- familiarity, impudence, presumption
- similar words:
- forwardness, freedom, impertinence, impropriety, license
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| related words: |
leave, leeway, prerogative |
adjective + (n.)liberty
absolute,
basic,
civic,
civil,
constitutional,
derived,
economic,
equal,
essential,
fundamental,
human,
inalienable,
individual,
indivisible,
minimal,
negative,
ordered,
personal,
political,
positive,
religious
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verb + (n.)liberty
advance,
balance,
conceive,
curtail,
defend,
deprive,
deserve,
embody,
endanger,
enjoy,
erode,
guarantee,
infringe,
interfere,
preserve,
proclaim,
protect,
respect,
restrict,
root,
sacrifice,
safeguard,
secure,
surrender,
suspend,
threaten,
trample,
undermine,
uphold,
value,
violate
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(n.)liberty
+ verb
concern, dedicate, derive, disclose, grant
noun + (n.)liberty
blessing,
bulwark,
cause,
commitment,
concept,
conception,
cradle,
curtailment,
defender,
defense,
democracy,
denial,
deprivation,
encroachment,
enjoyment,
erosion,
guarantee,
guardian,
heritage,
ideal,
infringement,
interference,
intrusion,
life,
notion,
pluralism,
preservation,
presumption,
principle,
privilege,
protection,
respect,
restriction,
right,
sacrifice,
safeguard,
sphere,
spirit,
statue,
struggle,
threat,
violation,
virtue
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| phrase: |
at liberty |
The word liberty
contains the following parts:
liber1
Latin
root
that means free
  Example words:
-ty, -ity, -uity, -eity
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means state or quality of being
Example words:
abnormality, ambiguity, amity, annuity, asperity, authenticity, bestiality, brutality, constitutionality, credulity, dignity, divinity, duplicity, elasticity, enormity, extremity, fealty, finality, hostility, humility, incredulity, ingenuity, liberty, loyalty, majority, minority, plenty, promiscuity, prosperity, versatility
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