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footloose

/ˈfʊtluːs/adjective

उच्चारण फ़ुट्लूस

स्वच्छंद, बंधनमुक्त, बेफ़िक्र (जिस पर कोई ज़िम्मेदारी न हो)

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adjective
  1. 1

    [not usually before noun]

    free to go where you like or do what you like because you have no responsibilities

    स्वच्छंद, बंधनमुक्त, बेफ़िक्र (जिस पर कोई ज़िम्मेदारी न हो)

    • He was young and single and enjoyed being footloose.
    • After retirement, they spent a footloose year travelling across India.

    Synonyms carefree unattached free unencumbered

    Opposite tied down settled

Idioms 1

footloose and fancy-free

free to do what you like, go where you like, because you have no responsibilities, especially because you are not married

पूरी तरह आज़ाद और बेफ़िक्र

  • At twenty-two he was footloose and fancy-free.
  • She wanted to stay footloose and fancy-free for a few more years.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

carefree unattached free unencumbered

Antonyms

tied down settled

§Grammar and usage

Footloose and fancy-free means free from responsibilities, especially from marriage or a family.

Idiom footloose and fancy-free का अर्थ है ज़िम्मेदारियों से मुक्त, विशेषकर शादी या परिवार के बंधन से आज़ाद।