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The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.
Cyril Connolly

Meaning of "bondage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BONDAGE

bondage  [ˈbɒndɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONDAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bondage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BONDAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bondage

Bondage may refer to: ▪ Debt bondage, a modern form of slavery in which people are bound by debt, rather than legal ownership ▪ Bondage, the practice of tying people up for pleasure ▪ Self-bondage, the practice of tying oneself up for pleasure ▪ Physical restraint in a more general sense ▪ The term bondage is also used figuratively to mean spiritual attachment, such as to the physical world, or an evil compelling force, such as original sin ▪ Serfdom ▪ Bondage, a 1991 play by David Henry Hwang ▪ The Bondage, a 2006 film by Eric Allen Bell ▪ Bondage a 2009 album by j-pop singer Nana Kitade...

Definition of bondage in the English dictionary

The first definition of bondage in the dictionary is slavery or serfdom; servitude. Other definition of bondage is Also called: villeinage. the condition and status of unfree peasants who provided labour and other services for their lord in return for holdings of land. Bondage is also a sexual practice in which one partner is physically bound.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BONDAGE


adage
ˈædɪdʒ
appendage
əˈpɛndɪdʒ
bandage
ˈbændɪdʒ
blindage
ˈblaɪndɪdʒ
brigandage
ˈbrɪɡəndɪdʒ
cordage
ˈkɔːdɪdʒ
frondage
ˈfrɒndɪdʒ
garlandage
ˈɡɑːləndɪdʒ
groundage
ˈɡraʊndɪdʒ
guidage
ˈɡaɪdɪdʒ
husbandage
ˈhʌzbəndɪdʒ
impoundage
ɪmˈpaʊndɪdʒ
pondage
ˈpɒndɪdʒ
poundage
ˈpaʊndɪdʒ
Sandage
ˈsændɪdʒ
unbandage
ʌnˈbændɪdʒ
vagabondage
ˈvæɡəˌbɒndɪdʒ
vendage
ˈvendɪdʒ
windage
ˈwɪndɪdʒ
yardage
ˈjɑːdɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONDAGE

bond
bond market
bond paper
bond washing
bondable
bondager
bonded
bonded goods
bonded labour
bonded warehouse
bonder
bondholder
Bondi
Bondi Beach
bonding
bondless
bondmaid
bondmanship
Bonds
bondservant

WORDS THAT END LIKE BONDAGE

Ace Bandage
bavardage
cloudage
crepe bandage
faldage
fardage
guardage
headage
hidage
living bandage
marivaudage
roller bandage
scaffoldage
sondage
Tensor bandage

Synonyms and antonyms of bondage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BONDAGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bondage» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bondage

Translation of «bondage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONDAGE

Find out the translation of bondage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bondage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bondage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奴役
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esclavitud
570 millions of speakers

English

bondage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंधन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبودية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кабала
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escravidão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডোর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

esclavage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perhambaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sklaverei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

奴隷の身
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노예의 신분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Budak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bondage
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாண்டேஜ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुलाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

esaret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schiavitù
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bondage
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кабала
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

robie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δουλεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slawerny
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

träldom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bondage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bondage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BONDAGE»

The term «bondage» is very widely used and occupies the 8.133 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BONDAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bondage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bondage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bondage

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10 QUOTES WITH «BONDAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bondage.
1
Bruce Barton
What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage.
2
Billy Bragg
Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.
3
Louis D. Brandeis
Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.
4
Hall Caine
That cry of the soul to be lifted out of the bondage of the narrow circle of life, which carries up to God the protest and yearning of suffering man, never finds a more sublime expression than where humanity is oppressed and religion is corrupt.
5
Cyril Connolly
The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.
6
Ralph Adams Cram
But freedom, liberty, is an attribute of the soul and it may exist even when the body is in bondage.
7
Henry Giroux
Collective freedom is one devoid of material bondage and one that supports the institutions necessary for democracy.
8
Isaac Hayes
Guys in slavery sang praises to the Lord to deliver them from bondage.
9
Charles Hodge
The Reformers, therefore, as instruments in the hands of God, in delivering the Church from bondage to prelates, did not make it a tumultuous multitude, in which every man was a law to himself, free to believe, and free to do what he pleased.
10
Samuel Hopkins
If it be not a sin, an open, flagrant violation of all the rules of justice and humanity, to hold these slaves in bondage, it is indeed folly to put ourselves to any trouble and expense in order to free them.

ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONDAGE»

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONDAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bondage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greece's flamboyant finance minister quits, decries 'debt-bondage'
Combative Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis left his government post Monday in his trademark way — by sparing no words hitting back ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Little Mix wear bondage-inspired outfits for raunchy GAY performance
The foursome wore bondage-inspired outfits when they took to the stage to perform some of their best hits at the London venue. Christian Grey ... «Reveal, Jul 15»
3
Kendall Jenner uploads bizarre bondage bum pic to Instagram
Those Kardahian-Jenners really are a shy and retiring bunch, especially good old Kendall, who wouldn't dream of plastering provocative ... «heatworld, Jul 15»
4
Blue Eyes Linked To The Alcohol Bondage, says Research
We often feel in awe of anyone who has blue eyes and blonde hair because for some people, these two performances are the epitome of ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»
5
When freedom is bondage: The parable of the kite
The Bible is clear on God's expectation of His people: “Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much ... «White Mountain Independent, Jul 15»
6
Demi Lovato Rocks Super Sexy Bondage Bra with Cutoffs & Thigh …
Taking her new "Cool for the Summer" anthem's title literally, the singer sported a risqué Black Nasty Gal raya bondage bra for a Z-100 pool ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
7
Cops tie suspect to bondage caper
A 25-year-old “career criminal” has been identified by cops as the man who blindfolded and handcuffed another man he met through Craigslist ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
8
Kendall Jenner experiments with bondage gear, shares results online
... Music · Movies · Wired · TOWIE · Home · Showbiz & TV · Celebs; Kendall Jenner experiments with bondage gear, shares results online ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
9
Demi Lovato Rocks Bondage Bra on the Red Carpet
Demi Lovato Rocks Bondage Bra on the Red Carpet .... Singer Demi Lovato sported a risqué Black Nasty Gal raya bondage bra for a Z-100 ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
10
Cops: Cash, car disappear after 'consensual' bondage
An Arlington man who police say consented to being handcuffed and blindfolded by another man he met online called cops yesterday after the ... «Boston Herald, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bondage [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bondage>. May 2024 ».
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