"fancy-free" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fancy-free [comparative], most fancy-free [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English fancy Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijaz Proto-West Germanic *frī Proto-West Germanic *-frī Old English -frēo Middle English -fre English -free English fancy-free From fancy + -free. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|fancy|-free|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English fancy Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijaz Proto-West Germanic *frī Proto-West Germanic *-frī Old English -frēo Middle English -fre English -free English fancy-free [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*frijaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*frī", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-frī", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-frēo", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-fre", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-free", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fancy-free", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="fancy-free"> From fancy + -free. Head templates: {{en-adj|head=fancy-free}} fancy-free (comparative more fancy-free, superlative most fancy-free)
  1. Free of commitments or obligations
    Sense id: en-fancy-free-en-adj-w2LU8g6b Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -free, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with French translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 66 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -free: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 67 33
  2. Having no spouse or other partner Translations (Having no spouse or other partner): célibataire [feminine, masculine] (French), chưa yêu ai (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-fancy-free-en-adj-4KfIM-lh Disambiguation of 'Having no spouse or other partner': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: footloose and fancy-free
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