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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFree-spirit
/ˈfriːˌspɪr.ɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who lives without constraints or conventional inhibitions, following their own desires and principles.
"She has always been a free-spirit, traveling the world with just a backpack and a camera." - 2
An independent thinker who is not bound by traditional religious, political, or social orthodoxies.
"The artist was known as a creative free-spirit who refused to conform to commercial artistic trends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of 'free' (from Old English frēo) and 'spirit' (from Latin spiritus, meaning breath, courage, or soul). It gained significant cultural currency in the 19th and 20th centuries to describe individuals who live according to their own philosophy rather than societal conventions.
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esprit libre
Transliteration: /ɛs.pʁi libʁ/
"C'est un esprit libre qui n'aime pas les règles strictes."
Freigeist
Transliteration: /ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌɡaɪ̯st/
"Sie ist ein wahrer Freigeist und geht immer ihren eigenen Weg."
spirito libero
Transliteration: /ˈspi.ri.to ˈli.be.ro/
"È uno spirito libero che rifugge ogni convenzione sociale."
espíritu libre
Transliteration: /esˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈli.βɾe/
"Siempre ha sido un espíritu libre, incapaz de quedarse en un solo lugar."
espírito livre
Transliteration: /iʃˈpi.ɾi.tu ˈli.vɾi/
"Ela vive como um espírito livre, sem se importar com o que os outros pensam."
मुक्त आत्मा
Transliteration: mukt aatma
"वह एक मुक्त आत्मा है जो अपनी शर्तों पर जीवन जीती है।"
自由灵魂
Transliteration: zìyóu línghún
"她是一个拥有自由灵魂的人，向往无拘无束的生活。"
자유로운 영혼
Transliteration: jayuroun yeonghon
"그녀는 형식에 얽매이지 않는 자유로운 영혼을 가지고 있다."
自由人
Transliteration: jiyūjin
"彼女は誰にも縛られない自由人として生きている。"
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