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freeness

freeness noun: the state or condition of being free (unconstrained, unconfined, unencumbered, unobstructed, or free-spirited).

Noun

freeness (usually uncountable, plural freenesses)

  1. (usually) The state or condition of being free (unconstrained, unconfined, unencumbered, unobstructed, or free-spirited).
    • Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech; a Thing terrible to Publick Traytors.1722, Benjamin Franklin (as Silence Dogood), "Silence Dogood, No. 8", The New-England Courant, July 9, 1722
    • Vern could appreciate his freeness. He was a spirited, buoyant thing.2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 163
  2. (usually) Openness; unreservedness; frankness; ingenuousness; candor.
    • The freeness of a confession.
  3. (usually) Liberality; generosity.
    • The freeness in giving.
  4. (usually) Gratuitousness.
    • The freeness of divine grace.

Synonyms of freeness

Forms of freeness

pluralfreenesses

Origin of freeness

From free + -ness.

Words formed from freeness

Questions about freeness

What does freeness mean?
Freeness means the state or condition of being free (unconstrained, unconfined, unencumbered, unobstructed, or free-spirited).
What part of speech is freeness?
Freeness is a noun.
What is the plural of freeness?
The plural of freeness is freenesses.

Words near freeness in the dictionary

  1. freemiums
  2. freemix
  3. Freemon
  4. Freemons
  5. Freemount
  6. freeness
  7. freenesses
  8. Freenet
  9. Freeney
  10. Freeneys
  11. Freeny

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