Definitions

footloose and fancy-free

ADJECTIVE

free and easy

Synonyms

WEAK

boon carefree casual convivial easygoing footloose free as a bird free as the wind informal loose natural nonformal unforced unstudied

Antonyms

WEAK

formal

ADJECTIVE

spouseless

Synonyms

WEAK

bachelor companionless divorced eligible fancy-free footloose free living alone lone loner separated sole solo unattached unfettered unmarried unwed

ADJECTIVE

unwed

Synonyms

WEAK

bachelor companionless divorced eligible fancy-free footloose free living alone lone loner separated sole solo spouseless unattached unfettered unmarried

Example Sentences

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footloose and fancy-free

He left in 2016, spending his days footloose and fancy-free at the Oakland Zoo.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

I'm shocked by this ... he's running around footloose and fancy-free in Miami.

From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2012