Difference between Free and Gratuitous

What is the difference between Free and Gratuitous?

Free as an adjective is not imprisoned or enslaved. while Gratuitous as an adjective is given freely; unearned.

Free

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Abbreviation of free kick.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Without needing to pay.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not imprisoned or enslaved. Obtainable without payment. Unconstrained. Unconstrained by relators. Unconstrained by quantifiers. Unobstructed, without blockages. Not in use Without obligations. With very few limitations on distribution or improvement. Compare proprietary software. Without; not containing (what is specified). Of identifiers, not bound. Not attached to the stipe. Not imprisoned or enslaved. Obtainable without payment. Unconstrained. Unconstrained by relators. Unconstrained by quantifiers. Unobstructed, without blockages. Not in use Without obligations. With very few limitations on distribution or improvement. Compare proprietary software. Without; not containing (what is specified). Of identifiers, not bound. Not attached to the stipe.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.

Example sentence: He who is brave is free.

Gratuitous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Given freely; unearned.Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.

Example sentence: It does me good to write a letter which is not a response to a demand, a gratuitous letter, so to speak, which has accumulated in me like the waters of a reservoir.

We hope you now know whether to use Free or Gratuitous in your sentence.

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