Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footloose and fancy free

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: foot-loose and -fan-cy free
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to do as one pleases, unconstrained by social ties or responsibilities.

Example Sentences

"As long as I am a student, I will be footloose and fancy free."

Inflected Forms

more footloose and fancy free (comparative) most footloose and fancy free (superlative) footloose and fancy-free (alternative)

Questions

What does footloose and fancy free mean?: Able to do as one pleases, unconstrained by social ties or responsibilities.

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