ad libitum

See also: ad líbitum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ad libitum.

Adverb

ad libitum (not comparable)

  1. As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.

Adjective

ad libitum (not comparable)

  1. As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.
    an ad libitum diet

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ad libitum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑt ˈli.bi.tʏm/

Adverb

ad libitum

  1. ad libitum, at one's pleasure, impromptu

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin ad libitum.

Adjective

ad libitum (comparative lebih ad libitum, superlative paling ad libitum)

  1. ad libitum
    1. (music) at one's pleasure, allowing freedom to improvise, allowing variation from the printed notes or tempo
    2. (agriculture, sciences) without restriction.

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Adverb

ad libitum (not comparable)

  1. (music) at one's pleasure, allowing freedom to improvise, allowing variation from the printed notes or tempo.
  2. Without advanced preparation; spontaneously; impromptu; ad lib.
  3. Without restriction.

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad libitum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌad ˈlibitum/ [ˌað̞ ˈli.β̞i.t̪ũm]
  • Syllabification: ad li‧bi‧tum

Adverb

ad libitum

  1. ad lib, ad libitum

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading