Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being free, unconstrained, or unobstructed; openness; unreservedness; frankness; ingenuousness; candor; liberality: gratuitousness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being free; freedom; liberty; openness; liberality; gratuitousness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or condition of being
free .
Etymologies
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Examples
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says the person who says all libs are liars and hence should be summarily ignored. irony-freeness is the flavor of the day, isee.
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It’s a smaller library for sure, but it’s DRM freeness is sure to attract adherents.
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It was crucial that present differences were settled to avoid political parties approaching the courts after the election to question the "freeness" and "fairness" of the election, he said.
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He passes the more plausibly because all men have a smatch of his humour, and it is thought freeness which is malice.
Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters John Earle
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Your "freeness" is refreshing and is a wonderful sign of true social change.
unknown title 2009
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It is also clear that this project has been affected by the 'freeness' mentality that exists at too many levels in this society.
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Autonomy or 'freeness' of the pet is key in order to foster a sense of responsibility and nurture within the player (within design, more mature and happier the fizzee, the more freeness it has between activities).
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I've always enjoyed the "freeness" of TomDispatch, but readers, from time to time, have sent in contributions anyway.
Darwiniana 2008
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- Read the comments in a long-ago post I made last January concerning the "freeness" of WSJ. Com and you'll see I wagered a bottle of Rex Goliath wine on a bet with my fellow Brand-Rex blogger, Rex Sorgatz (fimoculous. com), that when the post-Murdoch WSJ. com rolled out, a significant portion of it would come out from behind the pay-wall.
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I've always enjoyed the "freeness" of TomDispatch, but readers, from time to time, have sent in contributions anyway.
TomDispatch 2008
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