bondage

CEFRC1

/ˈbɒn.dɪd͡ʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of being controlled or treated as a slave.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.

Examples

  • I guess she's into bondage and domination.

  • I'm into it, but could we try adding some bondage?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.

  2. The state of lacking freedom; constraint.

  3. Applied to clothing with many buckles, zips, etc., associated with punk and goth subcultures.

More examples

In context

  • He liberated the people from bondage.

  • He lived in financial bondage to his cocaine habit; no matter how much he earned, it all seemed to disappear up his nose.

  • In Judeo-Christian tradition, the Israelites fled bondage at the hands of the Egyptians, only to wander in the wilderness for the next four decades.

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English bondage (“serfdom”), from British Medieval Latin bondagium (“an inferior tenure held by a bond or husbandman”), from Middle English bond (“tenant farmer, serf”), from Old English bonda (“householder, husband, head of a family”), of Old Norse origin. Sense development influenced by the unrelated terms bond and bind.