French Conversation · Level 160
30 words
French word
émancipation
Pronunciation
IPA/emɑ̃sipasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounindependence
Example
Elle cherche son émancipation financière.
She is seeking financial independence.
More examples
L'émancipation des femmes a changé la société.
Women's emancipation changed society.
Core concept
A dependent person breaks free from a system of control and becomes able to choose and act independently.
Common phrases
l'émancipation des femmes
women's emancipation
émancipation financière
financial independence
Similar words
autonomie: The ability to act according to one's own judgment.
indépendance: The state of managing life and decisions without relying on others.
Definition in French
Action ou état par lequel une personne devient indépendante d'une autorité, d'une tutelle ou d'une dépendance, souvent sur le plan légal ou social.
Word origin
The French noun derives from Latin emancipare through Old French, and its original legal sense involved releasing a person from dependence on a superior.
Usage tips
- Émancipation is relatively formal in everyday French, where devenir autonome or être indépendant often sounds more natural.
Other meanings
- freedomnoun
Opposites
- dépendancedependencenoun
- servitudeservitudenoun
Related words
- émanciperemancipateverb
- émancipéemancipatedadjective
- émancipateuremancipatoryadjective