freestanding
/fɹˈistˌændɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not supported by or on anything; independent.
adj
Of a computer program: that runs directly on a computer's hardware, without being managed by an operating system.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: isolated, insulated, detached, individuated, separated"
- "The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower."
- "a freestanding hospital not associated with any university medical school"
- "Freestanding C programs do not need to have a main function."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free English standing English freestanding From free + standing.