footloose
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6.9
- adjective
- /ˈfutˌlus/
:
libre
- Being footloose and fancy-free, he decided to travel across Europe for the summer with no particular plans.
- footloose and fancy-free
- footloose and fancy
So if you're footloose and fancy free, you can even leverage it.
- So if you're footloose and fancy free, you can even leverage it.
- And he's dreaming of a place where he could get away from the winter and be among people who were more mentally footloose, as he puts it.
Examples
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So if you're footloose and fancy free, you can even leverage it.
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I am footloose and fancy-free.
Fiction book (2000) -
I was footloose and carefree in those days, writing to my heart's content.
Blog text (13) -
And he's dreaming of a place where he could get away from the winter and be among people who were more mentally footloose, as he puts it.
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Musically, he lives in neither country, but instead inhabits a strange place in between, because his music is stylistically and lyrically as well-traveled and footloose as he is.
Academic text (2014) -
Tourism intensified after the devaluation of the bolivar in 1983 forced Venezuela's footloose middle class to forego shopping trips to Miami in favor of cheaper domestic excursions.
Academic text (1996) -
After finishing college, she felt footloose and ready to explore the world without any commitments holding her back.
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The new job offered him a footloose lifestyle, allowing him to work remotely and travel at his convenience.
Synonyms
41
2.9
Not feeling worried or responsible
6
6.8
Not having responsibilities or ties and free to do what you want
6
6.3
Behaving without strict rules and doing what you want
1
7.0
Having a lot of free time and little work to do
Antonyms
How Free
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Footloose comes from the two words foot and loose, meaning 'feet not tied'. Imagine your feet free from ropes so you can walk or travel anywhere, which is why footloose means free to go or do as you please.