Словарь синонимов английского языка - liberty

(n) 1. freedom, independence, self-determination, autonomy, self-rule, self-government, self-direction, sovereignty: People have always been willing to die for their liberty. 2. right, freedom, franchise, carte blanche, privilege, prerogative, licence, leave, permission, authorization: I was given the liberty to go where I pleased. 3. freedom, licence, initiative, exemption, exception, privilege: On a strict diet, she allowed herself no liberties whateveb. 4. at liberty. free, uninhibited, unfettered, unconstrained, unrestricted, unrestrained, liberated: I was at liberty to do as I pleased. 5. take a liberty or the liberty or often liberties. be unrestrained or presumptuous or bold or uninhibited or overfamiliar or forward or aggressive or impudent or impertinent or audacious or improper; display or exercise boldness or impropriety or presumption or presumptuousness or indecorum or unseemliness or boldness or arrogance: She thought he was taking liberties in asking her to dance. I took the liberty of asking her to accompany me.