frisinnad
Swedish
Etymology
fri (“free”) + sinnad (“minded”), used since 1832. Based on the German freisinnig, the Swedish word frisinnig was first used in 1824, but soon competing with the versions frisinnad (1832) and frisint (1840).
Adjective
frisinnad (comparative mer frisinnad, superlative mest frisinnad)
- liberal
Declension
| Inflection of frisinnad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | frisinnad | — | — |
| Neuter singular | frisinnat | — | — |
| Plural | frisinnade | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | frisinnade | — | — |
| All | frisinnade | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Synonyms
- framstegsvänlig
- frisinnig
- frisint
- fördomsfri
Antonyms
- bigott
- fördomsfull
- konservativ
- radikal
- trångbröstad
Related terms
- frisinne
- frisinthet
References
- frisinnad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- frisinnad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.