Freewheelingness

/ˈfriːˌwiːlɪŋnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being freewheeling; the condition of acting without structure, planning, or fixed purpose.

Etymology

From 'freewheeling' + abstract noun suffix '-ness' (making qualities into nouns, as in 'happiness' from 'happy'). This is a rare formation, appearing mostly in academic or philosophical writing.

Kelly Says

The existence of 'freewheelingness' as a word shows how English lets us nominalize almost any adjective—we can talk about 'the freewheelingness of jazz' abstractly, though this particular noun rarely appears in actual usage.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነፃነት
ne-tsan-et
ARالعربية
حرية
ḥurriya
BNবাংলা
স্বাধীনতা
shwādhin-ta
CACatalà
llibertat
li-ber-tat
CSČeština
svoboda
svoboda
DADansk
frihed
free-hed
DEDeutsch
fahrfreiheit
fär-frei-heit
ELΕλληνικά
ελευθερία
eleuthería
ESEspañol
libertad de acción
li-ber-tad de ak-syon
FAفارسی
آزادی
a-zaadi
FISuomi
vapaus
va-paus
FRFrançais
liberté d'action
li-berté d'ak-syon
GUGU
સ્વતંત્રતા
svatantra-ta
HAHA
sarkin
sar-kin
HEעברית
חופש
hofsh
HIहिन्दी
स्वतंत्रता
svatantra-ta
HUMagyar
szabadulás
sza-bad-ula-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebebasan
ke-be-saan
IGIG
n'eche
n'e-che
ITItaliano
libertà di azione
li-ber-ta di ak-syon
JA日本語
自由奔放さ
じゆうほんほうさ
KKKK
өшір
o-shir
KMKM
សេរី
se-ri
KO한국어
자유로운 태도
ja-yu-ro-un tae-do
MRMR
स्वातंत्र्य
swa-tan-trya
MSBahasa Melayu
kebebasan
ke-be-saan
MYမြန်မာ
လွတ်လပ်မှု
lwat la-p-mu
NLNederlands
vrijheid
vrij-heid
NONorsk
frihet
free-het
PAPA
ਅਜ਼ਾદੀ
a-zaadi
PLPolski
wolność
vol-no-s
PTPortuguês
liberdade de ação
li-ber-da-de de ak-syon
RORomână
libertate
li-ber-ta-te
RUРусский
свобода действий
svoboda dey-st-vii
SVSvenska
frihet
free-het
SWKiswahili
uhuru
u-hu-ru
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்ச்சியான
toddar-chi-yaan
TEతెలుగు
స్వతంత్రత
svatantra-ta
THไทย
อิสระ
is-ra
TLTL
kalayaan
ka-la-ya-an
TRTürkçe
özgürlük
öz-gür-lük
UKУкраїнська
вільна
vil'na
URاردو
آزادی
a-zaadi
VITiếng Việt
tự do
tự do
YOYO
gbogbo
gbog-bo
ZH中文
自由奔放的
zìyóu bēnfàng de
ZUZU
umsebenzi
um-se-ben-zi

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