freedom
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,735 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,465 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
- immunity from an obligation or duty also: exemption
freedom in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Over Barbara Frietchie’s grave, Flag of Freedom and Union, wave!
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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For years that quiet company had mocked his restlessness, his desire for change and freedom.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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In croud at once, where none the Pass defend, The harmless Freedom, and the private Friend.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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The freedom of worship, dear to you, Is dear to all, and to all is due.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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Many women, at Mme. Favoral’s age, might have made a strange use of that insulting indifference and of that absolute freedom.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1