Synonyms for footloose


Grammar : Adj
Spell : foot-loos
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʊtˌlus


Définition of footloose

Origin :
  • 1690s, in literal sense of "free to move the feet, unshackled," from foot (n.) + loose. Figurative sense of "free to act as one pleases" is from 1873.
  • adj free
Example sentences :
  • But poets are a footloose class and are often found with lame and halting feet.
  • Extract from : « Ptomaine Street » by Carolyn Wells
  • But the forts and the like are necessary so that the Navy may be footloose.
  • Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt » by Theodore Roosevelt
  • But I do hope you've got your railroad built and are footloose and free to take another commission.
  • Extract from : « Pirates' Hope » by Francis Lynde
  • This was simply because all Long's dealers were doing a Monte Carlo business in back and he was the only one footloose.
  • Extract from : « Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 » by Various
  • Imry picked Danson because hes a footloose artist who paints illustrations for magazines.
  • Extract from : « The Sex Life of the Gods » by Michael Knerr
  • Was it a year ago, or only a few days, that he had been the footloose owner-manager-working force of Tarrant Enterprises, Ltd.?
  • Extract from : « Trading Jeff and his Dog » by James Arthur Kjelgaard

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