bare-footed

Lacking any footwear

Bare-footed means without shoes or other footwear, with feet exposed directly to the ground.

The word is interchangeable with barefoot, though barefoot is more common: The children ran bare-footed through the grass.

Both forms work as adjective or adverb.

sensory

tactile

Of the touching sense

touch · warmth · cold · wetness · rough · smooth · ticklish · pressure · tingle · feeling

freedom

carefree

Free from anxiety

childlike · spontaneous · unrestrained · wild · natural · primal · instinctive · free-spirited · unburdened · relaxed

cultural

poverty

Severe lack of resources

penance · reverence · sacred · temple · mosque · tradition · ceremony · asceticism · simplicity · devotion

vulnerability

calluses

Thickened protective skin areas

stubble · puncture · frostbite · burning · sharpness · cuts · stings · thorns · glass · bruise

terrain

grass

Narrow-leaved ground cover

  • sandFine rock particles
  • pebblesSmall water-smoothed stones
  • gravelLoose small rock fragments

dirt · mud · pavement · tarmac · soil · puddles · dew · moss · carpet · floorboards

Categories
  • ___-footed words
Opposites
footwear state

bare-footedshod

Wearing foot covering

booted · sneakered · sandaled · slippered · socked

Family

bare, foot, footed, barefoot, barely, bareness, barer, barest, footer

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G