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Little girls and boys, barefooted, walked up and down between the endless rows of spindles, reaching thin little hands into the machinery to repair snapped threads.
Mary Harris Jones

Meaning of "barefooted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BAREFOOTED

barefooted  [ˈbɛəˌfʊtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAREFOOTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Barefooted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BAREFOOTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

barefooted

Barefoot

Barefoot is the state of not wearing any footwear. While for functional, fashion, and social reasons footwear is generally worn, the wearing of footwear volitionally is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of many human societies, especially outdoors and not in an exclusively private context. Many people do not wear footwear in their home, and some expect visitors to do the same. Many people regard the wearing of footwear as a sign of civilization and being barefoot as a sign of poverty. Even when poverty is not relevant, some choose to be barefoot, at least in some situations. There are health risks and benefits associated with going barefoot. Footwear provides protection from cuts, abrasions, and bruises from objects on the ground, as well as from frostbite and parasites like hookworm. However, shoes can limit the flexibility and mobility of the foot and can lead to higher incidences of flexible flat foot, bunions, hammer toe, and Morton's neuroma. Walking barefoot results in a more natural gait, allowing for a more rocking motion of the foot and eliminating the hard heel strike and generating less collision force in the foot and lower leg.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAREFOOTED


bloated
ˈbləʊtɪd
cloven-footed
ˈkləʊvnˌfʊtɪd
club-footed
ˌklʌbˈfʊtɪd
coated
ˈkəʊtɪd
devoted
dɪˈvəʊtɪd
flat-footed
ˌflætˈfʊtɪd
four-footed
ˈfɔːˌfʊtɪd
left-footed
ˈlɛftˌfʊtɪd
moated
ˈməʊtɪd
multicoated
ˌmʌltɪˈkəʊtɪd
nimble-footed
ˌnɪmbəlˈfʊtɪd
noted
ˈnəʊtɪd
outputted
ˈaʊtpʊtɪd
soft-footed
ˌsɒftˈfʊtɪd
splayfooted
ˌspleɪˈfʊtɪd
swift-footed
ˈswɪftˌfʊtɪd
uncoated
ʌnˈkəʊtɪd
undoubted
ʌnˈdaʊtɪd
unfooted
ʌnˈfʊtɪd
unquoted
ʌnˈkwəʊtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAREFOOTED

barebacking
bareboat
barebone
bareboned
barefaced
barefacedly
barefacedness
barefit
barefoot
barefoot doctor
baregine
barehand
barehanded
barehead
bareheaded
Bareilly
barelegged
barely
Barenboim
bareness

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAREFOOTED

bigoted
booted
deep-rooted
heavy-footed
jackbooted
light-footed
looted
moted
rooted
sure-footed
taprooted
unbigoted
unnoted
unpiloted
uprooted
web-footed
wing-footed

Synonyms and antonyms of barefooted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «barefooted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAREFOOTED

Find out the translation of barefooted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of barefooted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barefooted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赤脚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descalzo
570 millions of speakers

English

barefooted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नंगे पाँव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حافي القدمين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

босиком
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descalço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নগ্নপদে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pieds nus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkaki ayam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

barfüßig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

はだしで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

맨발
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Barefooted
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chân trần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறும் கால்களுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनवाणी पायस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yalınayak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a piedi nudi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bosy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

босоніж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desculți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξυπόλητοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kaalvoet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

barfota
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uskodde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barefooted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAREFOOTED»

The term «barefooted» is regularly used and occupies the 106.419 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAREFOOTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barefooted

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QUOTES WITH «BAREFOOTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word barefooted.
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Mary Harris Jones
Little girls and boys, barefooted, walked up and down between the endless rows of spindles, reaching thin little hands into the machinery to repair snapped threads.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAREFOOTED»

Discover the use of barefooted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barefooted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Barefooted
Set in North and South Louisiana, Lizzie Garrett's memoir Barefooted is the story of one woman's battle with clinical depression and addiction to opiates and meth. Lizzie's life is much like the lives of millions of others.
Lizzie Garrett, 2011
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Uphill Both Ways - Barefooted
This richly detailed glimpse of yesteryear tells the story of the author's early life in the southern Appalachian coalfields (mid-1930s to early 1950s); a simpler time when children created their own fun and people worked hard.
David H. Halsey, 2009
3
Barefooted Birdie: A Simple Tale for Christmas
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series.
T. O'T., Charles Felix, 2010
4
The Barefooted, Bad-Tempered Baby Brigade
A group of babies stages a "protest crawl," in which they make their list of demands known to their parents in no uncertain terms: no bibs, no mashed peas, no frilly clothes.
Deborah Diesen, 2010
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Chip, Roger and the Barefooted Hermit
Chip Harris and Roger Sears hunt for an opportunity to serve Christ and find the chance when they hike into the mountains to find the hermit who lives there. During their hike they run into danger and excitement.
Craig Massey, 1964
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Breaking the Silence: The Little Rock Women's Emergency ...
Barefooted. and. Pregnant. Adolphine Terry received an important letter in December 1958 from a good friend, Eleanor Reid; Reid was the legislative chair of the Arkansas branch of the American Association of University Women, which Terry ...
Sara Alderman Murphy, Patrick C. Murphy, II, 1997
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The Waverly Novels: The Heart of Mid-Lothian
Barefooted, as Sancho says, she had come into the world, and barefooted, she proposed to perform her pilgrimage'; and her clean shoes and change of snow- white thread stockings were to be reserved for special occasions of ceremony.
Sir Walter Scott, 2007
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Coherence in Psychotic Discourse
Only directives are used to address the child. There is also a "sympathetic mother schema" where the mother complains about people's social reactions to the child's improper behavior (going barefooted) (lines 13—21). She makes a series of ...
Branca Telles Ribeiro
9
Explanation of the ceremonies of the Holy week in the ...
church,the king had made a painful round: for about sunrise, in poor raiment , accompanied only by a few select attendants , he went barefooted through the paved and muddy streets of the city , to the several churches therein to pray , and  ...
John England (bp. of Charleston.), 1833
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Best of Talkin' Horses: Chats with Some of Thoroughbred ...
I do train a lot of horses barefooted; breeze them barefooted. We may only shoe them on race day. And it works. It is a good thing for some horses. I trained Island Sand for six weeks barefoot. [I] had the shoes put on three days before ...
Ron Mitchell, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAREFOOTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barefooted is used in the context of the following news items.
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Domestic throat-slashing...
Dickman was barefooted when he was led into the state police barracks. Christian said additional charges against Dickman are pending. «Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
'Hong Kong is built on greed': architect Jean-Michel Gathy's harsh …
"You must feel relaxed and be able to take off your shoes and walk around barefooted and watch stupid TV." His own holidays, however, ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
Legal community should take lead on aboriginal issues: Rama GC
But the image of Disney's Pocahontas wears a “tiny cloth, long hair flowing in one line, gown cut low and high on the hip, and barefooted.” «Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Toad the Wet Sprocket's still got it: And it's not all 90's nostalgia
Phillips was familiarly barefooted when he took the stage; he was also fuzzy-faced, sporting a shadow of a beard and mustache, a departure for ... «OnMilwaukee.com, Jul 15»
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Not Good, Guddi
There is no flooring, and the chill of the floor passes through as one walks barefooted. Guddi's life is confined to the kitchen that looks like it has ... «Kashmir Life, Jul 15»
6
RONDA RICH: It's hard to quit your raising
But I have a story to tell, and it requires that I own up to the fact that when I'm home, I'm barefooted in summertime and socks only in winter. «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
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Flat feet kept Navy veteran out of World War II's hottest spots
“They'd made me walk around barefooted and told me I had flat feet. They said, 'We can't take you, try the Navy.' ” Mueller took the advice and ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini is canonized as the first American …
Crowds including notables in frock coats, heavily black veiled women and nuns and clergymen of all ranks stood along with barefooted ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
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Barefoot, cycling, "un-classical" guitarist brings his footloose show to …
Although he won't be cycling to his upcoming shows, barefooted performer Richard says he is in no danger of putting on a pair of shoes any ... «East Grinstead Courier & Observer, Jul 15»
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A small celebration of the way things ought to be
Page 2 of 2 - Seated before the barefooted governor — who quickly shed his shoes and socks the moment he walked onto the dais — was ... «Jacksonville Daily News, Jul 15»

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