Freedom (Paul McCartney song)
WordNet
noun
(1) The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
(2) Immunity from an obligation or duty
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < < < < ; plus < < . Also see , .
Noun
- The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
- Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.
- 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.
- Every child has a right to freedom from fear and freedom from want.
Usage notes
- The phrase "freedom from" can have as an object: fear, want, hunger, pain, disease, stress, depression, debt, poverty, necessity, violence, war, advertising, addiction, etc.