Meanings
- not comparableUsing the hand without any helping device.
The grafts were cut freehand with a large knife, which made it difficult to standardize the thickness, in spite of instruments created especially for the purpose.
2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 149 - not comparableWithout using the hands; hands-free.
present singular third person freehands · participle present freehanding · participle past freehanded · past freehanded
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedone by hand without mechanical aids or devices
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish vapaalla kädellä piirretty
- vapaalla kädellä piirrettyTranslations
German Freihand-
- Freihand-Translations
Hindi मुक्तहस्त
- मुक्तहस्त (mukthast)Translations
Italian a mano libera
- a mano liberaTranslations
Polish odręczny, z wolnej ręki
- odręcznyTranslations
- z wolnej rękiTranslations
Spanish a mano alzada, a pulso
- a mano alzadaTranslations
- a pulsoTranslations
- a mano alzadaTranslations
Cite this entry
freehand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freehand
“freehand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freehand. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freehand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freehand.
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