barefooted

/'beə'futid/
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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Without shoes or other footwear on the feet: Describes a person or being whose feet are uncovered, with nothing worn on them.
    • Characterized by being unshod: Used to describe an action, state, or appearance involving bare feet.

  2. Adverb:

    • In a manner without shoes: Describes the way an action is performed while not wearing any footwear.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The barefooted children ran through the cool grass.
    • He prefers the feeling of being barefooted on the sandy beach.

  • Adverb:

    • She walked barefooted across the hot pavement, regretting it immediately.
    • They danced barefooted on the wooden floor.
Advanced Usage
  • Used figuratively to imply simplicity, poverty, or a natural state:
    • The monk lived a barefooted life of humble simplicity.
  • In compound descriptions (Note: This is a compound use, not the target word alone):
    • The barefooted doctor traveled to remote villages. (Here, "barefooted" is an adjective modifying "doctor").
Variants and Related Words
  • Barefoot (adj/adv): The more common and often preferred form with identical meaning.
    • She is barefoot. / She walked barefoot.
  • Shoeless (adj): A direct synonym meaning without shoes.
  • Unshod (adj): A more formal or literary synonym for not wearing shoes.
Synonyms
  • Shoeless: Without shoes.
  • Unshod: Not wearing shoes or footwear.
  • Discalced: (Formal, often religious contexts) Barefoot or wearing only sandals.
Antonyms
  • Shod: Wearing shoes.
  • Booted: Wearing boots.
  • Shodden: (Archaic) Wearing shoes.
Notes on Usage
  • "Barefoot" vs. "Barefooted": Both forms are correct and interchangeable. "Barefoot" is generally more frequent in modern usage. "Barefooted" can sometimes sound slightly more formal or descriptive.
  • As an Adverb: When used adverbially, it modifies a verb to describe how an action is done (e.g., ).
  • As an Adjective: It modifies a noun to describe a state or characteristic (e.g., ).
Adjective
  1. without shoes
    • the barefoot boy
    • shoeless Joe Jackson
Adverb
  1. without shoes on
    • he chased her barefoot across the meadow

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