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
Here was a man of extraordinary sensitivity, political acumen, spiritual power, and sexual wildness; a free spirit if ever there was one.Alice Walker
free-spirited adjective

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
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The Emirates, in fairness, is perhaps not the ideal environment to hand such an attacking free spirit a first Premier League start. Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 A couple of free spirits danced in the rain, sans ponchos, sweeping their legs through the puddles. Sara Messinger, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024 Watch on Deadline Seen in flashbacks mostly set in or around 1972, Sarah (Rothe) is a witty, free spirit from the big city with an ardent passion for activism, and trying to avoid the conventional/traditional life of a young woman in the ’70s. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024 While their music continues to evolve, their unapologetically free spirit that electrified that June night in 2013 remains the core of their sound. Sara Ibrahim, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free spirit 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of free spirit was in 1931

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“Free spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20spirit. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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