Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fancy-free

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: fan-cy-free
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Free of commitments or obligations

adj

Having no spouse or other partner

Etymology

Etymology tree English fancy Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English fancy-free From fancy + -free.

Inflected Forms

more fancy-free (comparative) most fancy-free (superlative)

Phrases

footloose and fancy-free

Questions

What does fancy-free mean?: Free of commitments or obligations
Where does fancy-free come from?: Etymology tree English fancy Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English fancy-free From fancy + -free.

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