freely

Not imprisoned or enslaved; being at liberty.

Not controlled by obligation or the will of another: felt free to go.

1. Having political independence: "America . . . is the freest and wealthiest nation in the world" (Rudolph W. Giuliani).

2. Governed by consent and possessing or granting civil liberties: a free citizenry.

3. Not subject to arbitrary interference by a government: a free press.

4. Not affected or restricted by a given condition or circumstance: a healthy animal, free of disease; free from need.

5. Not subject to a given condition; exempt: income that is free of all taxes.

6. Costing nothing; gratuitous: a free meal.

7. Publicly supported: free education.

8. Not occupied or used: a free locker.

9. Not taken up by scheduled activities: free time between classes.

10. Unconstrained; unconfined: free expansion.

11. Not fixed in position; capable of relatively unrestricted motion: a free electron.

12. Not chemically bound in a molecule: free oxygen.

13. Involving no collisions or interactions: a free path.

14. Empty: a free space.

15. Unoccupied: a free energy level.

16. Being a form, especially a morpheme, that can stand as an independent word, such as boat or bring.

17. Being a vowel in an open syllable, as the o in go.

1. Not affected or restricted by a given condition or circumstance: a healthy animal, free of disease; free from need.

2. Not subject to a given condition; exempt: income that is free of all taxes.

3. Costing nothing; gratuitous: a free meal.

4. Publicly supported: free education.

5. Not occupied or used: a free locker.

6. Not taken up by scheduled activities: free time between classes.

7. Unconstrained; unconfined: free expansion.

8. Not fixed in position; capable of relatively unrestricted motion: a free electron.

9. Not chemically bound in a molecule: free oxygen.

10. Involving no collisions or interactions: a free path.

11. Empty: a free space.

12. Unoccupied: a free energy level.

13. Being a form, especially a morpheme, that can stand as an independent word, such as boat or bring.

14. Being a vowel in an open syllable, as the o in go.

Not subject to external restraint: "Comment is free but facts are sacred" (Charles Prestwich Scott).

Not literal or exact: a free translation.

1. Costing nothing; gratuitous: a free meal.

2. Publicly supported: free education.

3. Not occupied or used: a free locker.

4. Not taken up by scheduled activities: free time between classes.

5. Unconstrained; unconfined: free expansion.

6. Not fixed in position; capable of relatively unrestricted motion: a free electron.

7. Not chemically bound in a molecule: free oxygen.

8. Involving no collisions or interactions: a free path.

9. Empty: a free space.

10. Unoccupied: a free energy level.

11. Being a form, especially a morpheme, that can stand as an independent word, such as boat or bring.

12. Being a vowel in an open syllable, as the o in go.

1. Not occupied or used: a free locker.

2. Not taken up by scheduled activities: free time between classes.

3. Unconstrained; unconfined: free expansion.

4. Not fixed in position; capable of relatively unrestricted motion: a free electron.

5. Not chemically bound in a molecule: free oxygen.

6. Involving no collisions or interactions: a free path.

7. Empty: a free space.

8. Unoccupied: a free energy level.

9. Being a form, especially a morpheme, that can stand as an independent word, such as boat or bring.

10. Being a vowel in an open syllable, as the o in go.

Unobstructed; clear: a free lane.

Unguarded in expression or manner; open; frank.

Taking undue liberties; forward or overfamiliar.

Liberal or lavish: tourists who are free with their money.

Given, made, or done of one's own accord; voluntary or spontaneous: a free act of the will; free choices.

Chemistry & Physics

1. Unconstrained; unconfined: free expansion.

2. Not fixed in position; capable of relatively unrestricted motion: a free electron.

3. Not chemically bound in a molecule: free oxygen.

4. Involving no collisions or interactions: a free path.

5. Empty: a free space.

6. Unoccupied: a free energy level.

7. Being a form, especially a morpheme, that can stand as an independent word, such as boat or bring.

8. Being a vowel in an open syllable, as the o in go.

Nautical Favorable: a free wind.

Not bound, fastened, or attached: the free end of a chain.

Linguistics

1. Being a form, especially a morpheme, that can stand as an independent word, such as boat or bring.

2. Being a vowel in an open syllable, as the o in go.

In a free manner; without restraint.

Without charge.

To set at liberty; make free: freed the slaves; free the imagination.

To relieve of a burden, obligation, or restraint: a people who were at last freed from fear.

To remove obstructions or entanglements from; clear: free a path through the jungle.