"freeness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: freenesses [plural]
Etymology: free + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|free|ness}} free + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} freeness (usually uncountable, plural freenesses)
  1. The state or condition of being free (unconstrained, unconfined, unincumbered, unobstructed, or free-spirited). Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-freeness-en-noun-3Ow-7Gpz
  2. Openness; unreservedness; frankness; ingenuousness; candor. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-freeness-en-noun-3~kfr-59
  3. Liberality; generosity. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-freeness-en-noun-~Y7tr5DM
  4. Gratuitousness. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-freeness-en-noun-hTPYFrLw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 29 1 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 18 24 3 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: freedom

Inflected forms

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