liberty vs license

license vs liberty

liberty and license both are nouns.

liberty is not a verb while license is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liberty	Yes	No	No	No
license	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, license is a hyponym of liberty; that is, license is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than liberty:

liberty: freedom of choice
license: freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

Other hyponyms of liberty include licence, latitude, licence, discretion, run.

liberty (noun)	license (noun)
an act of undue intimacy	the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence	a legal document giving official permission to do something
freedom of choice	freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression	excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
leave granted to a sailor or naval officer

liberty (verb)	license (verb)
	authorize officially

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