Definition of UNFREE

unfree

Plural: unfrees

Adjective

  • held in servitude
  • hampered and not free; not able to act at will

Adj

  • Not free; lacking freedom, especially (historical) of a tenant who was bound to a manor.

Noun

  • A person lacking freedom, such as a tenant bound to a manor.

Verb

Verb Forms: unfreed, unfreeing, unfrees

  • To deprive someone or something of freedom.

Examples

  • His opponent tried to UNFREE his options by blocking off the high-scoring lanes.

Origin / Etymology

From 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.

Antonyms

free

Scrabble Score: 9

unfree: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unfree: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unfree: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

unfree: valid Words With Friends Word