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barefoot

adj.
A2 Elementary US //ˈbɛɹˌfʊt// UK //bˈeəfʊt// bare·foot Informal Slang

adj. not wearing any shoes or socks on your feet. You are barefoot when your skin touches the ground directly.

adj. having no footwear on the feet. Typically used predicatively after linking verbs or attributively before nouns.


SIMPLE

She walked barefoot on the warm sand.

CONTEXTUAL

The children ran barefoot through the garden after their morning bath.

COMPLEX

He stood barefoot on the cold stone floor, feeling the chill rise through his soles as the room grew quiet.

Synonyms
Usage

Can be used as an adverb in informal contexts (e.g., 'walk barefoot').

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