free spirit
noun
plural free spirits
: a person who thinks and acts in an uninhibited way without worrying about normal social rules : nonconformist
Their daughter is a real free spirit.
Von der Becke thinks of himself now as a free spirit: a sort of drug-free, hard-working hippie.—
Tim Cahill
Tim CahillHere was a man of extraordinary sensitivity, political acumen, spiritual power, and sexual wildness; a free spirit if ever there was one.—Alice Walker
Alice Walker
Examples of free spirit in a Sentence
Their daughter is a real free spirit.
an artistically inclined free spirit who felt alienated and stifled while growing up in a small town
Recent Examples on the Web
Always seeking fun and new experiences, Phil’s a free spirit at heart.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
That care-free spirit, as the film illustrates, hardly existed in a vacuum, emerging in part as a defiant response to darkening times.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
Aimee Lou Wood is Chelsea, his much-younger girlfriend, an upbeat free spirit eager to indulge in whatever the resort has to offer.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Olivia is more of a free spirit, and she’s made friends with the mayor of Montezara, Francesca (Violante Placido), who is beautiful, around Eric’s age and full of big plans for her little town.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
That care-free spirit, as the film illustrates, hardly existed in a vacuum, emerging in part as a defiant response to darkening times.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
Aimee Lou Wood is Chelsea, his much-younger girlfriend, an upbeat free spirit eager to indulge in whatever the resort has to offer.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Olivia is more of a free spirit, and she’s made friends with the mayor of Montezara, Francesca (Violante Placido), who is beautiful, around Eric’s age and full of big plans for her little town.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for free spirit
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“Free spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20spirit. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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