HyperDic: unfree

English > 2 senses of the word unfree:
ADJECTIVEallunfreeheld in servitude
allunfreehampered and not free
English > unfree: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningHeld in servitude.
NarrowerservileRelating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants
slaveholdingAllowing slavery
See alsounfreehampered and not free
Oppositefreenot held in servitude
English > unfree: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaninghampered and not free; not able to act at will.
Attribute offreedomThe condition of being free
Narroweradscript, adscripted(used of persons) bound to a tract of land
apprenticed, articled, bound, indenturedBound by contract
at bay, cornered, trapped, treedForced to turn and face attackers
captive, confined, imprisoned, jailedIn captivity / captivity
entangledInvolved in difficulties
nonautonomous, nonsovereign(of peoples and political bodies) controlled by outside forces
prisonlikeresembling a prison
serflikelike someone in servitude
See alsoboundConfined by bonds
confinednot free to move about
dependentRelying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
restrictedsubject to restriction or subjected to restriction
unfreeHeld in servitude
Oppositefreeable to act at will

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