lib·er·ty (l b  r-t )n. pl. lib·er·ties Idiom: 1. a. The condition of being free from restriction or control. b. The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing. c. The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor. See Synonyms at freedom. 2. Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control. 3. A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference: the liberties protected by the Bill of Rights. 4. a. A breach or overstepping of propriety or social convention. Often used in the plural. b. A statement, attitude, or action not warranted by conditions or actualities: a historical novel that takes liberties with chronology. c. An unwarranted risk; a chance: took foolish liberties on the ski slopes. 5. A period, usually short, during which a sailor is authorized to go ashore. at liberty 1. Not in confinement or under constraint; free. 2. Not employed, occupied, or in use. [Middle English liberte, from Old French, from Latin l  bert s, from lber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots.] |
liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the power of choosing, thinking, and acting for oneself; freedom from control or restriction
2. the right or privilege of access to a particular place; freedom
3. (often plural) a social action regarded as being familiar, forward, or improper
4. (often plural) an action that is unauthorized or unwarranted in the circumstances he took liberties with the translation
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms)
a. authorized leave granted to a sailor
b. (as modifier) liberty man liberty boat
at liberty free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
take liberties (with) to be overfamiliar or overpresumptuous
take the liberty (of or to) to venture or presume (to do something)
[from Old French liberté, from Latin lībertās, from līber free]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  liberty - immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independenceindependence, independency - freedom from control or influence of another or others |
| 2. | liberty - freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes" freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints licence, license - freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) latitude - freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money" licence, license - excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke discretion - freedom to act or judge on one's own run - unrestricted freedom to use; "he has the run of the house" | |
| 3. | liberty - personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints | |
| 4. | liberty - leave granted to a sailor or naval officer leave, leave of absence - the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" | |
| 5. |  liberty - an act of undue intimacy |
liberty
noun
1. independence, sovereignty, liberation, autonomy, immunity, self-determination, emancipation, self-government, self-rule Such a system would be a blow to the liberty of the people.
2. freedom, liberation, redemption, emancipation, deliverance, manumission, enfranchisement, unshackling, unfettering Three convictions meant three months' loss of liberty.
freedom restraint, constraint, slavery, imprisonment, captivity, tyranny, enslavement, restriction, duress
freedom restraint, constraint, slavery, imprisonment, captivity, tyranny, enslavement, restriction, duress
at liberty
3. free, escaped, unlimited, at large, not confined, untied, on the loose, unchained, unbound There is no confirmation that he is at liberty.
4. able, free, allowed, permitted, entitled, authorized I'm not at liberty to say where it is, because the deal hasn't gone through yet.
take liberties or a liberty not show enough respect, show disrespect, act presumptuously, behave too familiarly, behave impertinently She knew she was taking a big liberty in doing this for him without his knowledge.
Quotations
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" [Patrick Henry]
"Liberty is liberty, not equality or fairness or justice or human happiness or a quiet conscience" [Isaiah Berlin Two Concepts of Liberty]
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure" [Thomas Jefferson]
"Liberty is precious - so precious that it must be rationed" [Lenin]
"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it" [George Bernard Shaw Man and Superman]
"Liberty too must be limited in order to be possessed" [Edmund Burke Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol]
"The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people" [John Stuart Mill On Liberty]
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" [Patrick Henry]
"Liberty is liberty, not equality or fairness or justice or human happiness or a quiet conscience" [Isaiah Berlin Two Concepts of Liberty]
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure" [Thomas Jefferson]
"Liberty is precious - so precious that it must be rationed" [Lenin]
"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it" [George Bernard Shaw Man and Superman]
"Liberty too must be limited in order to be possessed" [Edmund Burke Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol]
"The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people" [John Stuart Mill On Liberty]
Translations
liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ]
A. N
1. (= freedom) → libertad f
individual/personal liberty → libertad f individual/personal
to be at liberty (= free) → estar en libertad
to be at liberty to do sth → tener libertad para hacer algo, ser libre de hacer algo
I'm not at liberty to say who it was → no puedo decir quién fue
individual/personal liberty → libertad f individual/personal
to be at liberty (= free) → estar en libertad
to be at liberty to do sth → tener libertad para hacer algo, ser libre de hacer algo
I'm not at liberty to say who it was → no puedo decir quién fue
2. (= presumption, impertinence) → atrevimiento m
that was rather a liberty on his part → eso fue un atrevimiento por su parte
what a liberty! → ¡qué atrevimiento or descaro!
to take liberties with sb (= be cheeky) → tomarse libertades or demasiadas confianzas con algn; (sexually) → propasarse con algn
to take the liberty of doing sth → tomarse la libertad de hacer algo
that was rather a liberty on his part → eso fue un atrevimiento por su parte
what a liberty! → ¡qué atrevimiento or descaro!
to take liberties with sb (= be cheeky) → tomarse libertades or demasiadas confianzas con algn; (sexually) → propasarse con algn
to take the liberty of doing sth → tomarse la libertad de hacer algo
liberty [ˈlɪbərti] n
(= freedom) → liberté f
to be at liberty [criminal] → être en liberté
to be at liberty to do sth → être libre de faire qch civil liberties
to be at liberty [criminal] → être en liberté
to be at liberty to do sth → être libre de faire qch civil liberties
(= presumption) → liberté f
to take the liberty of doing sth → prendre la liberté de faire qch
to take liberties → prendre des libertés
to take the liberty of doing sth → prendre la liberté de faire qch
to take liberties → prendre des libertés
liberty
n
→ Freiheit f; individual liberty → die Freiheit des Einzelnen; basic liberties → Grundrechte pl; to set somebody at liberty → jdn auf freien Fuß setzen; to be at liberty (criminal etc) → frei herumlaufen; (= not busy) → Zeit haben; to be at liberty to do something (= be permitted) → etw tun dürfen; I am not at liberty to comment → es ist mir nicht gestattet, darüber zu sprechen; you are at liberty to go → es steht Ihnen frei zu gehen; is he at liberty to come? → darf er kommen?
(= presumptuous action, behaviour) I have taken the liberty of giving your name → ich habe mir erlaubt, Ihren Namen anzugeben; to take liberties with the truth → es mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau nehmen; to take liberties with somebody → sich jdm gegenüber Freiheiten herausnehmen; what a liberty! (inf) → so eine Frechheit!
liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ] n → libertà f inv
liberty of conscience → libertà di coscienza
at liberty (not detained) → in libertà
to be at liberty to do sth → essere libero/a di fare qc
to take the liberty of doing sth → prendersi la libertà di fare qc, permettersi di fare qc
to take liberties → prendersi delle libertà
what a liberty! (fam) → come ti permetti? (or si permette? )
liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ] n → libertà f inv
liberty of conscience → libertà di coscienza
at liberty (not detained) → in libertà
to be at liberty to do sth → essere libero/a di fare qc
to take the liberty of doing sth → prendersi la libertà di fare qc, permettersi di fare qc
to take liberties → prendersi delle libertà
what a liberty! (fam) → come ti permetti? (or si permette? )
liberty of conscience → libertà di coscienza
at liberty (not detained) → in libertà
to be at liberty to do sth → essere libero/a di fare qc
to take the liberty of doing sth → prendersi la libertà di fare qc, permettersi di fare qc
to take liberties → prendersi delle libertà
what a liberty! (fam) → come ti permetti? (or si permette? )
liberty [ˈlɪbətɪ] n → libertà f inv
liberty of conscience → libertà di coscienza
at liberty (not detained) → in libertà
to be at liberty to do sth → essere libero/a di fare qc
to take the liberty of doing sth → prendersi la libertà di fare qc, permettersi di fare qc
to take liberties → prendersi delle libertà
what a liberty! (fam) → come ti permetti? (or si permette? )
n liberty [ˈlibəti]
1 freedom from captivity or from slavery He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty. vryheid حُريَّه، إطْلاق سَراح свобода svoboda frihed die Freiheit ελευθερία (μετά από αιχμαλωσία ή σκλαβιά) libertad vabadus آزادی vapaus liberté חֵירוּת स्वतन्त्रता वैयक्तिक sloboda szabadság kemerdekaan frelsi libertà 解放 자유 laisvė brīvība kebebasan vrijheid frihet wolność liberdade libertate свобода sloboda prostost sloboda frihet อิสรภาพ özgürlük, hürriyet 解放, 釋放 воля, свобода قید ، غلامی سے نجات sự giải phóng 自由
2 freedom to do as one pleases Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to. vryheid حُريَّه свобода svoboda frihed die Freiheit ελευθερία (να κάνει κπ. ό,τι θέλει) libertad vabadus آزادی olla lupa tehdä jtk liberté חוֹפֶש स्वेच्छाचारिता sloboda djelovanja szabadság kebebasan frjálsræði libertà 自由 의지(선택)의 자유 laisvė brīvība kebebasan vrijheid frihet swoboda liberdade libertate свобода sloboda svoboda sloboda frihet อิสรภาพ özgürlük, serbestlik 自由 свобода خود مختاری sự tự do 自由
3 (especially withtake) too great freedom of speech or action I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question! vryheid neem حُريَّة الكَلام волност opovážlivost frihed die Ungehörigkeit υπερβολικό θάρρος libertad (endale) vabadus(t võtma) آزادی بیان toimia omavaltaisesti liberté לְהַרשוֹת לְעַצמוֹ יוֹתֵר מִדָי अवांछनीय व्यवहार preslobodno ponašanje merészség lancang vera nærgöngull; taka sér bessaleyfi libertà 勝手なふるまい 지나친 자유 pernelyg didelis laisvumas, familiarumas, įžūlumas vaļība; familiaritāte lancang vrijpostigheid (ta seg den) frihet (å) tupet liberdade insolenţă вольность opovážlivosť predrznost sloboda [] friheter อิสระเสรี cüret, küstahlık 冒昧, 失禮 вільність, безцеремонність اپنے قول اور فعل پر اختیار quyền tự do 自由
n pl liberties
privileges, rights etc civil liberties. vryhede الحُريّات والحُقوق المَدَنِيَّه свободи svobody rettigheder; -rettigheder das Privileg ελευθερίες, προνόμια privilegios, derechos õigused حقوق؛ آزادی ها oikeudet libertés זְכוּיוֹת अधिकार, अनुज्ञा građanska prava előjogok hak réttindi privilegi, diritti 特権 권리 laisvės, teisės privilēģijas hak kebebasan vrijheden privilegier; rettigheter swobody direitos privilegii, drepturi свободы slobody svoboščine slobode fri- och rättigheter, privilegier สิทธิขั้นพื้นฐาน özgürlükler, haklar 特權﹐權力 привілеї, вільності اختیارات، آزادیاں quyền tự do 冒昧
take the liberty of
to do without permission I took the liberty of moving the papers from your desk – I hope you don't mind. die vryheid neem om te يُعْطي لِنَفْسِه الحُريَّه позволявам си dovolit si tage sig den frihed at sich die Freiheit nehmen, etwas zu tun παίρνω το θάρρος tomarse la libertad de julgema بدون اجازه کاری کردن toimia omin luvin prendre la liberté de לְהַרשוֹת לְעַצמוֹ की धृष्टता करना biti slobodan bátorkodik tenni vmit berbuat lancang leyfa sér prendersi la libertà di 勝手に～する 마음대로 ...하다 leisti sau (ką padaryti) atļauties kaut ko darīt melakukan sesuatu tanpa kebenaran zo vrij zijn ta seg den frihet å, være så fri å pozwolić sobie tomar a liberdade a-şi lua libertatea осмеливаться dovoliť si dovoliti si dati sebi slobodu ta sig friheten att ... ใช้สิทธิขั้นพื้นฐาน cesaret etmek, yüreklilik göstermek 擅自做某事 дозволити собі بغیر اجازت کرنا mạn phép 擅自做某事
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