ad libitum

adverb

As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.

“an ad libitum diet”

Similar
ad libspontaneouslyimpromptu
OriginLatin ad libitum ← ['la ', →
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Meanings

adverbad libitum (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAs much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.
adjectivead libitum (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAs much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.

    an ad libitum diet

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbwithout advance preparation

Similar
ad libspontaneouslyimpromptu
Also see
ad liba piacereimpromptuspontaneously

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. ['la',
  2. Latinad libitum
  3. Englishad libitum

Borrowed from Latin ad libitum.

More words from Latin, ['la

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APA

ad libitum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20libitum

MLA

“ad libitum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20libitum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ad libitum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20libitum.

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