unfree
unfree · more unfree · most unfree
Not free; lacking freedom, especially of a tenant who was bound to a manorNot free; lacking freedom, especially (historical) of a tenant who was bound to a manor.
Meaning
1 sensesNot free; lacking freedom, especially (historical) of a tenant who was bound to a manor.
More definitions
- hampered and not free; not able to act at will
- held in servitude
Origin
From Middle English unfre, from Old English [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *unfrī; cognFrom Middle English unfre, from Old English [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *unfrī; cognates include Middle High German unfrī (German unfrei), Middle Low German unvrī, Middle Dutch onvri (Dutch onvrij). By surface analysis, un- + free.
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Forms
more unfree/unfreer/unfree-er, most unfree/unfreest/unfree-est| Comparative | more unfree / unfreer / unfree-er Lesson |
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| Superlative | most unfree / unfreest / unfree-est Lesson |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatednonfree
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form