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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This usually prohibits wearing offensive and inappropriate clothing, as well as being barefoot.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Late-night snacking on juicy, carby food—preferably while standing barefoot in the refrigerator light—is one of those universally blissful life moments.
—Julia Sullivan, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Archaeologists continued to dig into the distant past to discover a wealth of animals that once walked Lunan Beach, including red deer and roe deer as well as humans—some of whom were barefoot, according to the University of Aberdeen.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
So Nancy Pelosi had loved to talk about how Bob would like to go barefoot, just as one of the idiosyncrasies of his free-spirited persona.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Late-night snacking on juicy, carby food—preferably while standing barefoot in the refrigerator light—is one of those universally blissful life moments.
—Julia Sullivan, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Archaeologists continued to dig into the distant past to discover a wealth of animals that once walked Lunan Beach, including red deer and roe deer as well as humans—some of whom were barefoot, according to the University of Aberdeen.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
So Nancy Pelosi had loved to talk about how Bob would like to go barefoot, just as one of the idiosyncrasies of his free-spirited persona.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for barefoot
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“Barefoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barefoot. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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