barefoot
adverb or adjective
bare·foot
ˈber-ˌfu̇t 
variants
or barefooted
: with the feet bare
walked barefoot
barefoot boy, with cheek of tan—
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In a separate beach photo, Brinkley walked barefoot along the shoreline, smiling as the water washed over her feet.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Meals celebrate fresh fish caught daily offshore and are eaten barefoot in the sand.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Some of the monks, including Pannakara, walk barefoot to feel the ground directly and be present in the moment.
—Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Stand on edge, heels dangling, ideally barefoot.
—Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Meals celebrate fresh fish caught daily offshore and are eaten barefoot in the sand.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Some of the monks, including Pannakara, walk barefoot to feel the ground directly and be present in the moment.
—Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Stand on edge, heels dangling, ideally barefoot.
—Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Barefoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barefoot. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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