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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sok-pyeon-han
"그는 모든 구속에서 벗어나 속편한 삶을 살았다."
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2 senses- 1
Free from worries, commitments, or the obligations of romantic attachments.
"After graduation, they spent a year backpacking across Europe, young and fancy-free." - 2
Footloose and unattached in terms of personal relationships.
"He preferred to remain fancy-free rather than settle down into a serious relationship."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Elizabethan English, combining 'fancy' (meaning love or amorous inclination) and 'free'. Originally coined by William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream (c. 1595) to describe someone untouched by or exempt from the bonds of love, its meaning gradually broadened to signify general freedom from worry, responsibility, or romantic commitment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fancy-free" is said worldwide
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insouciant
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.su.sjɑ̃/
"Il voyageait à travers le monde, libre et insouciant."
ungebunden
Transliteration: /ˈʊnɡəˌbʊndn̩/
"Sie genoss ihr ungebundenes Leben als Künstlerin."
senza pensieri
Transliteration: /ˈsɛnt.sa penˈsjɛ.ri/
"Erano giovani, liberi e senza pensieri."
despreocupado
Transliteration: /des.pɾe.o.kuˈpa.ðo/
"Vivía una vida despreocupada y sin ataduras."
descompromissado
Transliteration: /des.kõ.pɾo.miˈsa.du/
"Ele preferia manter um estilo de vida descompromissado."
बेपरवाह
Transliteration: be-parvah
"कॉलेज के बाद वे बिल्कुल बेपरवाह और स्वतंत्र थे।"
无忧无虑的
Transliteration: wú yōu wú lǜ de
"他们过着无忧无虑、自由自在的生活。"
속편한
Transliteration: sok-pyeon-han
"그는 모든 구속에서 벗어나 속편한 삶을 살았다."
気ままな
Transliteration: kimama na
"彼女は気ままな一人旅を楽しんだ。"
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