Footloose
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Footloose is an adjective meaning Tending to travel or do as one pleases; readily without many commitments or responsibility.
Meaning
Tending to travel or do as one pleases; readily without many commitments or responsibility.
More Meanings
- (nautical) Of a sail: not properly secured at the bottom.
Example Sentences
He was footloose in his youth.
[…] They are footloose but also desperate, squeezed by rising inequality and a frayed safety net.
Because we often imagine that immigrants are constantly on the move, footloose, able to change course at any moment.
Synonyms for footloose
Depending on context, synonyms include free.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include free, unencumbered, flyaway, freewheeling, free-wheeling, free-range.
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