barefoot

[ bair-foot ]

adjective

1. Also barefooted. with the feet bare:

   a barefoot boy;

   to walk barefoot.

2. Carpentry. (of a post or stud) secured to a sill or the like without mortising.

barefoot

/ ˈbɛəˌfʊt /

adjective

1. with the feet uncovered

Word History and Origins

Origin of barefoot¹

before 1000; Middle English barfot, Old English bærfōt. See bare ¹, foot

Example Sentences

Walkers have traveled from as far as Amsterdam and Japan to join the festivities; one man journeys from Santa Fe, N.M., every year to participate — barefoot.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s got his camera and he’s barefoot. That’s just what he does.”

From Los Angeles Times

She talked about how her son, who started his career running barefoot, had worked hard to become an international runner and the family’s breadwinner, the Nation newspaper reports.

From BBC

Because of the set of circumstances in the scene, I was barefoot, and he literally stopped the scene, told everyone to stop, and held me so that he could help pick the glass out of my feet.

From Los Angeles Times

In fact, Garten’s career and household name as “Barefoot Contessa” is often credited to her association with Stewart.

From Salon