barefoot
Toes touching ground
Barefoot means without shoes or other footwear: We walked barefoot on the beach.
The word works as both adjective and adverb: barefoot children, running barefoot through the grass.
Barefoot sometimes suggests informality, poverty, or connection to nature.
The phrase barefoot and pregnant describes keeping women confined to domestic roles.
Without shoes or horseshoes
- naturalNot artificially produced
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- unboundNot tied down
carefree · uninhibited · free-spirited · spontaneous · childlike · primal · wild · bohemian
Bottom of footwear
- toesPedal digits
- heelFoot's rear underside
- archCurved spanning structure
- callusesThickened protective skin areas
blister · tactile · grounding · texture · pebbles · grass · sand · gravel
Soil or electrical grounding
- soilGround matter for planting
- sandFine rock particles
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- beachSandy waterside margin
meadow · forest floor · trail · puddle · stream · rocky · muddy · dewy
Locomotion on foot
- runningSwift foot travel
- stepFoot movement forward
- strideExtended single footstep
- treadSurface that grips ground
pad · footprint · tiptoe · dance · yoga · martial arts · sprinting · hiking
Utterly without means
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- shoelessHaving bare feet
- raggedWorn to shreds
- urchinNeglected street child
beggar · hardship · deprivation · underprivileged · peasant · lacking · wanting · needy
One favoring bare essentials
- earthingElectrical safety connection
- groundingConnecting to earth
- VibramRubber sole manufacturer
- huarachesWoven leather Mexican sandals
Born to Run · rewilding · back-to-nature · outdoor · holistic · wellness
unshod
Without shoes or horseshoes
- naturalNot artificially produced
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
unbound · carefree · uninhibited · free-spirited · spontaneous · childlike · primal · wild · bohemian · hippie
soles
Bottom of footwear
calluses · blister · tactile · grounding · texture · pebbles · grass · sand · gravel · pavement
earth
Soil or electrical grounding
beach · meadow · forest floor · trail · puddle · stream · rocky · muddy · dewy · mossy
walking
Locomotion on foot
tread · pad · footprint · tiptoe · dance · yoga · martial arts · sprinting · hiking · wading
destitute
Utterly without means
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- shoelessHaving bare feet
- raggedWorn to shreds
urchin · beggar · hardship · deprivation · underprivileged · peasant · lacking · wanting · needy · disadvantaged
minimalist
One favoring bare essentials
huaraches · Born to Run · rewilding · back-to-nature · outdoor · holistic · wellness
- summer nostalgiafireflies, ice cream truck, sprinklers, sunburn, tan lines
- GandhiMahatma Gandhi, satyagraha, ahimsa, nonviolence, khadi
- peasantryserfs, tenant farmers, villagers, common folk, laborers
- exposeduncovered, revealed, visible, exposed, bared
- towed watersportswater skiing, waterskiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, tubing
- feettoe, heel, sole, arch, ankle
- barefoot runningLocomotion without foot coverings
- barefoot and pregnantSexist domestic ideal
- barefoot walkingAmbulating without shoes
- barefoot walkTraveling on unshod feet
- barefoot skiingAquatic tow sport without equipment
- barefoot sandalsDecorative ankle-to-toe jewelry