barefooted
/ˈbɛː(ə).fʊt.ɪd/US/ˈbɛɚ.fʊt.ɪd/
barefooted adjective: wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
Adjective
barefooted (comparative more barefooted, superlative most barefooted)
- Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
- By following the sound I came upon a bare-footed old woman with a yellow dried-up countenance, who was bending down over the pigs' trough, busy filling it with food, for which the noisy little creatures were fighting, tearing, pushing, and yelling, with expectation and delight.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H. L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 278
- There were no roads, only paths through the grass worn away by barefooted boys and women.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 9
- Synonyms:
- barefoot, bare-footen, discalceate, discalced, shoeless, unshod, unshoed
Adverb
barefooted (comparative more barefooted, superlative most barefooted)
- Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
barefooted meaning in Tamil
barefooted in Tamil
- வெறுங்காலுடைய, காலற்செருப்பு இல்லாத
Synonyms of barefooted
Forms of barefooted
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more barefooted |
| superlative | most barefooted |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more barefooted |
| superlative | most barefooted |
Origin of barefooted
From bare + footed.
Questions about barefooted
- What does barefooted mean?
- Barefooted means wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
- What is barefooted in Tamil?
- Barefooted in Tamil is வெறுங்காலுடைய, காலற்செருப்பு இல்லாத. See Barefooted meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is barefooted?
- Barefooted can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce barefooted?
- Barefooted is pronounced /ˈbɛː(ə).fʊt.ɪd/ (UK).
Words near barefooted in the dictionary
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