Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Standing or set apart.

    Near-synonyms: isolated, insulated, detached, individuated, separated

    The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower.

    freistehend

    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

  2. (not comparable)Not attached to anything.

  3. (not comparable)Not supported by or on anything; independent.

    a freestanding hospital not associated with any university medical school

  4. (not comparable)Of a computer program: that runs directly on a computer's hardware, without being managed by an operating system.

Translations

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By meaning 1
standing or set apart:

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything:separate

Antonyms

1 antonyms
all senses:nonfreestanding

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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