-free
/fɹiː/
-free suffix: free from; devoid of; without.
Suffix
-free (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)
- Free from; devoid of; without.
- Sweetgreen told CNN the company was “proud to share that we are currently in the process of rolling out new PFAS-free focaccia bags that will be available in all Sweetgreen locations by the end of Q2.”2022 March 25, Sandee LaMotte, “Dangerous chemicals found in food wrappers at major fast-food restaurants and grocery chains, report says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2024
-free meaning in Malayalam
-free in Malayalam
- -free; without
- രഹിത rahita
Synonyms of -free
Origin of -free
From Middle English -fre, -freo (as in scotfre, gauelfre, gafolfreo, etc.), from Old English -frēo ("free; free from"; as in scotfrēo, gafolfrēo), from Proto-West Germanic *-frī (“-free”). Compare Dutch -vrij (“-free”), German -frei (“-free”), Danish -fri (“-free”), Swedish -fri (“-free”), Norwegian -fri (“-free”). More at free.
Words that rhyme with -free
Questions about -free
- What does -free mean?
- -free means free from; devoid of; without.
- What is -free in Malayalam?
- -free in Malayalam is രഹിത (rahita). See -free meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is -free?
- -free is a suffix.
- How do you pronounce -free?
- -free is pronounced /fɹiː/.
Words near -free in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: -free (page history and authors); രഹിത (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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