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unencumbered

UK/ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd/US/ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbɚd/
adjectiveC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,305 of 15,258neutral

Unencumbered means free of anything that would weigh you down. Travel unencumbered.

In law it means a property with no mortgage or charge against it. To walk unencumbered is a small pleasure anybody who has carried luggage understands.

Definitions of unencumbered

  1. 1adjectiveunencumberedFree of anything that would weigh you down.C2

    “He set off unencumbered by anything heavier than a coat.”

unencumbered is a quality.

Where it comes from

From un- + encumbered.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

unencumbered in the wild

  • The Speex project is an attempt to create a free software speech codec, unencumbered by patent restrictions.

    Speex

  • The flight is notable for its graceful motion and unencumbered appearance.

    David Copperfield's flying illusion

  • Gaughan created David Copperfield's flying illusion, which is notable for its graceful motion and unencumbered appearance.

    John Gaughan

  • A new entrant to the market, unencumbered by debt, can build a modern plant and generate electricity at a lower cost than existing providers.

    Stranded costs

  • The format is believed to be unencumbered by patents.

    ZPAQ

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.