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Definitions for Liberty

[1] freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
[2] freedom from external or foreign rule; independence.
[3] freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.; power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice.
[4] freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint: The prisoner soon regained his liberty.
[5] permission granted to a sailor, especially in the navy, to go ashore.
[6] freedom or right to frequent or use a place: The visitors were given the liberty of the city.
[7] unwarranted or impertinent freedom in action or speech, or a form or instance of it: to take liberties.
[8] a female figure personifying freedom from despotism.
[9] at liberty , free from captivity or restraint. unemployed; out of work. free to do or be as specified: You are at liberty to leave at any time during the meeting.
[10] a town in W Missouri.
[11] the power of choosing, thinking, and acting for oneself; freedom from control or restriction
[12] the right or privilege of access to a particular place; freedom
[13] (often plural) a social action regarded as being familiar, forward, or improper
[14] (often plural) an action that is unauthorized or unwarranted in the circumstances he took liberties with the translation
[15] authorized leave granted to a sailor (as modifier ) liberty man ; liberty boat
[16] at liberty free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
[17] take liberties to be overfamiliar or overpresumptuous (with)
[18] take the liberty to venture or presume (to do something)

Words related to Liberty

birthright, right, dispensation, rest, franchise, deliverance, sanction, self-government, autonomy, decision, prerogative, liberation, privilege, sovereignty, enlightenment, authorization, self-determination, permission, leisure, choice

Words nearby Liberty

libertarian, libertas, liberticide, libertine, libertinism, liberty, liberty bell, liberty bodice, liberty bond, liberty cap, liberty hall

Origin of Liberty

1325–75; Middle English liberte < Middle French < Latin lībertās, equivalent to līber free + -tās -ty2

Word origin for Liberty

C14: from Old French liberté, from Latin lībertās, from līber free

Synonyms for Liberty

autarchy, authorization, autonomy, birthright, choice, convenience, decision, deliverance, delivery, dispensation, emancipation, enfranchisement, enlightenment, exemption, franchise, immunity, independence, leave, leisure, liberation, license, opportunity, permission, prerogative, privilege, relaxation, release, rest, right, sanction, self-determination, self-government, sovereignty, suffrage, unconstraint, carte blanche, free speech, power of choice