Liberty

Quick meaning: Liberty is a noun meaning The condition of being free.

Meaning

The condition of being free.

More Meanings

1. The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.
2. The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
3. Freedom from excessive government control.
4. A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.
5. (often plural) A breach of social convention.
6. (go) An empty space next to a group of stones of the same color.
7. (historical) A local division of government administration in medieval England.

Example Sentences

The army is here, your liberty is assured.

The prisoners gained their liberty from an underground tunnel.

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

But as the philosopher Isaiah Berlin sagely pointed out, liberty for wolves means death to lambs.

Word Forms

• liberties
• libertie

Synonyms for liberty

Depending on context, synonyms include freedom, autonomy, familiarity, impropriety, indecorum.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include indecorum, impropriety, familiarity, autonomy, freedom, right.

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