freilich

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vrīlīche(n), from Old High German frīlīhhēn (“freely, without fear or inhibition”). By surface analysis, frei (“free”) +‎ -lich (“-ly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯lɪç/ === Adverb === freilich (formal) however, albeit Synonyms: allerdings, jedoch, wenn auch (formal or regional) of course, admittedly Synonyms: allerdings, natürlich, selbstverständlich, zugegebenermaßen, zwar (regional) of course, certainly, sure Synonyms: natürlich, selbstverständlich, sicher, klar, auf jeden Fall Antonym: auf keinen Fall ==== Usage notes ==== The regional senses are especially Austrian and Bavarian, but also Swiss and Swabian/Badensian. In northern and central Germany, the word is not used outside formal language. === Further reading === “freilich” in Duden online “freilich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)