Unencumbrance
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or condition of being unencumbered. uncountable
"In their late thirties they’d decided not to have children, which at the time seemed like a sensible way to avoid unnecessary complications and heartbreak, and this decision had lent their lives a certain ease that he’d always appreciated, a sense of blissful unencumbrance."
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More examples"In their late thirties they’d decided not to have children, which at the time seemed like a sensible way to avoid unnecessary complications and heartbreak, and this decision had lent their lives a certain ease that he’d always appreciated, a sense of blissful unencumbrance."
Etymology
From un- + encumbrance.
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