What is the Latin word for freely?

The usual Latin words for “freely” are libet, solūtus, largus; also līberālis, benignus, mūnificus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“freely” in Latin

libetto be pleasing; to be agreeable solūtusunbound, released; free, at large; acquitted, absolved, cleansed largusabundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in something; bountiful, liberal, munificent; generous with, lavish of līberālisfreedom; dignified, honorable, befitting a freedman; generous, liberal, bountiful, ample benignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent, obliging, bounteous; favorable, mild mūnificusbountiful, liberal, benevolent, generous, munificent loquorto say, speak, tell, talk, utter; to declare, speak, or state more formally as in a legal context or in defense of someo vōciferorto cry out, shout, scream, exclaim

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

freely

libere: solute. To confess or acknowledge freely, ingenue confiteri: to say it freely, libere profiteri: to speak it freely, libere dicere, loqui, vociferari; libero ore loqui: to speak too freely about anybody, vocis libertate perstringere aliquem: to speak too freely against anybody, libertate intemperantius invehi in aliquem: I will freely tell you what I think (of it), dicam ex animo, quod sentio; quid ipse sentiam, vere, ingenue, aperte, ex animi sententia dicam: to speak freely, ne mentiar; si quaeris, or quaeritis, or quaerimus; si verum scire vis; ut ingenue or aperte dicam: to breathe freely, spiritus libere meat (PROP.); libere respirare (IMPROP.): I can now breathe freely again, *nunc molestis negotiis expeditus sum (I have got rid of vexatious business), or *jam libere respirare possum (libere respirare, Cic.).

Copiously; e.g., to drink freely, plurimum bibere (to be given to drink); plus paullo adhibere (Ter., Heaut., 2, 1, 8): to confer honors too freely, in decernendis honoribus nimium esse et tamquam prodigum (Cic.).

Liberally, large: liberaliter. (The words are found in this connection and order.) large liberaliterque, benigne: munifice: munifice et large.

Without compulsion, of one’s own free will; Vid: “As a FREE agent” (3, end).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for freely?: The usual Latin words for “freely” are libet, solūtus, largus; also līberālis, benignus, mūnificus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.