BAREFOOT

barefoot, barefooted, shoeless

(adjective) without shoes; “the barefoot boy”; “shoeless Joe Jackson”

barefooted, barefoot

(adverb) without shoes on; “he chased her barefoot across the meadow”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Barefoot (plural Barefoots)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barefoot is the 7900th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4190 individuals. Barefoot is most common among White (95.11%) individuals.

Etymology

Adjective

barefoot (not comparable)

Wearing nothing on the feet.

(colloquial, of a vehicle on an icy road) Not using snow chains.

(CB radio slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.

Synonyms

• barefooted, discalced, shoeless, unshod, unshoed

Adverb

barefoot (not comparable)

Wearing nothing on the feet.

(CB radio slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.

Source: Wiktionary


Bare"foot, a. & adv.

Definition: With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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