shoeless
Lacking any footwear
Shoeless means without shoes: The children ran shoeless through the grass.
The word often suggests poverty, informality, or a return to nature.
It appears in the nickname of baseball player "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, who allegedly once played in his stockinged feet.
Wearing no shoes
ball · walking · tactile · sensation · grounded · pedicure · footprint · skin
Raised fluid-filled skin
- callusesThickened protective skin areas
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
- thornsSharp plant projections
- pebblesSmall water-smoothed stones
gravel · pavement · stubble · chafing · burning · stinging · tender · raw
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- beggingEarnest desperate requesting
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
shantytown · refugee · orphan · urchin · ragged · threadbare · wanting · needy
barefoot
Wearing no shoes
heel · ball · walking · tactile · sensation · grounded · pedicure · footprint · skin · bare
blisters
Raised fluid-filled skin
- callusesThickened protective skin areas
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
- thornsSharp plant projections
pebbles · gravel · pavement · stubble · chafing · burning · stinging · tender · raw · exposed
destitution
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- beggingEarnest desperate requesting
deprivation · shantytown · refugee · orphan · urchin · ragged · threadbare · wanting · needy · impoverished
earth
Soil or electrical grounding
beach · trail · mud · dirt · outdoors · wilderness · terrain · path · creek · meadow