freedom

Noun

freedom (countable and uncountable, plural freedoms)

1. (uncountable) The state of being free.
   • Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.
   • Well Russia at the present time is at a crossroads. It is often said that the Cold War is over and that the West has won it- that's only half true. Because what has happened is that the communists have been defeated, but the ideas of freedom now are on trial. If they don't work, there will be a...1992 March 30, Richard Nixon, 13:46 from the start, in Richard Nixon on ‘Inside Washington’, Richard Nixon Foundation, via Seoul Broadcasting System, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2017

   Synonyms:

   freehood

2. (countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
   • Freedom of speech is a basic democratic value.
   • People in our city enjoy many freedoms.

   Synonyms:

   freeness

3. The right or privilege of unrestricted use or access
   • Freedom of a city
   • Yet the wisest princes, who adopted the maxims of Augustus, guarded with the strictest care the dignity of the Roman name, and diffused the freedom of the city with a prudent liberality.1776, Edward Gibbon, “2i”, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC
4. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
   • 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], “Letter L”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […]...
5. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.
   • "A first love is not easily extinguished, Mr. Allanson," said she. "You may guess from my appearance, that I have been fortunate in life; but, for all that, my first love for you has continued the same, unaltered and unchanged, and you must forgive the little freedoms I used to-day to try your...1828, James Hogg, Mary Burnet

Adjective

1. (humorous) American.
   • freedom units (nickname for Imperial system), freedom fries

Proper noun capitalized: Freedom

Freedom

1. A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California.
2. A settlement in Wilkinson County, Georgia.
   • The people in Freedom include a range of professionals from doctors to real estate agents. Still, the group needs to build roads and establish running water and electricity before it can start building homes.2020 September 30, Ashley Schwartz-Lavares and Steve Osunsami, “Black Americans are leaving their homes to start their own all-Black communities”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 24 Feb...
3. An unincorporated community in both Caribou County, Idaho and Lincoln County, Wyoming.
4. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana.
5. An unincorporated community in Russell County, Kentucky.
6. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
7. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
8. An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri.
9. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
10. An unincorporated community in Frontier County, Nebraska.
11. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
12. A town in Woods County, Oklahoma.