barefoot
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barefoot¹
- /ˈbɛɹfʊt/ US
- /ˈbɛəfʊt/ UK
- /ˈbɑːɹfʊt/ obsolete
- /ˈbæɹfʊt/ obsolete
Where it comes from
From Middle English barefote, barfot, from Old English bærfōt (“barefoot”), from Proto-West Germanic *baʀafōt, from Proto-Germanic *bazafōts (“barefoot”) equivalent to bare + foot. Cognate with Scots barefit (“barefoot”), Old Frisian berfōt ("barefoot"; modern Saterland Frisian boarfouts (“barefoot”, adverb)), Dutch barrevoets (“barefoot”, adverb), German barfuß (“barefoot”), Danish barfodet (“barefoot”), Swedish barfota (“barefoot”, adverb), Icelandic berfættur (“barefoot”), Yiddish באָרוועס (borves, “barefoot”).
adjective
- Wearing nothing on the feet. After taking off their shoes, socks and sandals at the doorway, the kids were barefoot.
- Of a vehicle on an icy road: not using snow chains.
- Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
Similar: barefooted, discalced, shoeless, unshod, unshoed
adverb
- Wearing nothing on the feet. She likes to go barefoot in the summertime.
- Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
Barefoot²
Where it comes from
A nickname, from barefoot.
proper noun Barefoots · Barfoot · Burfoot
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shoeless, unshod, unshoed, naked, topless, nude, bare, bare-footed, discalced, unsandaled, unbooted, stockingless, unstockinged, feetless, bare-footen, footless
adjective
Similar: barefooted, discalced, shoeless, unshod, unshoed
Translations
Every language
adj wearing nothing on the feet
| Español | descalzo, chuña, a pies pelados, shutudo (Americanism), patalsuelo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 맨발의 maenbar-ui |
| 日本語 | 裸足 hadashi, 素足 suashi |
| 中文 | 赤腳 /赤脚 chìjiǎo, 光腳 /光脚 guāngjiǎo |
| हिन्दी | नंगे पाँव naṅge pā̃v |
| Kiswahili | pekupeku |
| Português | descalço, descalça |
| Français | pieds nus |
| Deutsch | barfuß, barfüßig |
| Italiano | scalzo, a piedi nudi |
| Ελληνικά | ξυπόλυτος xypólytos |
| Română | desculț |
| Русский | босо́й bosój, необу́тый neobútyj, босоно́гий bosonógij, бо́сый bósyj |
| Tiếng Việt | chân đất, chân không, chân trần |
| العربية | حَافٍ ḥāfin, حَافِي ḥāfī |
| עברית | יָחֵף yakhéf |
adv wearing nothing on the feet
| Español | descalzo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 맨발로 maenbal-lo |
| 日本語 | 裸足で hadashi de, 素足で suashi de |
| 中文 | 赤腳 /赤脚 chìjiǎo |
| हिन्दी | नंगे पाँव naṅge pā̃v |
| Português | descalço |
| Français | pieds nus |
| Deutsch | barfuß, barfüßig |
| Italiano | scalzo, a piedi nudi |
| Ελληνικά | ξυπόλητα xypólita, ανυπόδετα anypódeta |
| Română | desculț |
| Русский | босико́м bosikóm |
| العربية | حافي القدمين |
Talk about this word "barefoot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/barefoot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. barefoot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/barefoot "barefoot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/barefoot.Cite this
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title = {barefoot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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