begärfri

From begär (“desire”) +‎ -fri (“-less”).

begärfri

1. (rare) desireless, free from desire
   • 1906, Ellen Key, Lifslinjer‎^[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Runeberg.org, courtesy of Västerviks stadsbibliotek and Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 17 October 2012, page 36:

     [F]astan så väl som celibatet [...] voro uttryck af österlandets längtan att nå det ideala, begärfria tillståndet.

     Fasting as well as celibacy were expressions of the Oriental longing to reach the ideal, desireless state.

   • 1941 April 24, Karin Boye, “Min håg må likna...”, in Gamla versar‎^[2], Karin Boyes efterlämnade papper, archived from the original on 13 July 2024:

     begärfri, sorgfri, öppen, mild och kärleksfull mot världen all

     desireless, worriless, open, tender, and loving toward the whole world

   • 2014 February 2, Thilde Jansson, “Om jag var religiös”, in Thildes Skolblogg‎^[3], archived from the original on 22 February 2025:

     [Buddister] strävar efter att hitta en inre ro och ett begärfritt liv.

     Buddhists strive to find an inner peace, and a desireless life.

• begärfrihet (“desirelessness”)