- fancy-free
-
adjective
Date: 1590
1. free from amorous attachment or engagement <footloose and fancy-free> 2. free to imagine or fancy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fancy-free
Look at other dictionaries:
fancy-free — free from the trammels of love, 1580s, from FANCY (Cf. fancy) + FREE (Cf. free) … Etymology dictionary
Fancy-free — Fan cy free , a. Free from the power of love. In maiden meditation, fancy free. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fancy-free — adj able to do anything you like because you do not have a family or other responsibilities ▪ Ten years ago I was footloose and fancy free … Dictionary of contemporary English
fancy-free — [fan′sē frē′] adj. 1. free to fall in love; not married, engaged, etc. 2. free from worry; carefree … English World dictionary
Fancy Free — is a ballet by Jerome Robbins, subsequently balletmaster of New York City Ballet, made on Ballet Theatre, predecessor of American Ballet Theatre, to Leonard Bernstein s eponymous music from 1944 with scenery by Oliver Smith, costumes by Kermit… … Wikipedia
Fancy Free — ist ein Ballett in einem Akt von Jerome Robbins (Choreografie und Libretto) nach der Musik von Leonard Bernstein. Uraufführung war am 18. April 1944 am Ballet Theatre im Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Das Ballett dauert etwa eine halbe… … Deutsch Wikipedia
fancy-free — adjective able to behave as you like because you are not married or involved in a relationship with anyone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fancy-free — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without emotional commitments … English terms dictionary
fancy-free — adjective having no commitments or responsibilities; carefree (Freq. 1) a fancy free bachelor • Similar to: ↑uncommitted * * * ˌfancy ˈfree [fancy free] adjective free to … Useful english dictionary
fancy-free — adjective able to do anything you like because you do not have a family or other responsibilities : footloose and fancy free: Ten years ago I was footloose and fancy free … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
