free spirit
noun
plural free spirits
: a person who thinks and acts in an uninhibited way without worrying about normal social rules : nonconformist
Their daughter is a real free spirit.
Von der Becke thinks of himself now as a free spirit: a sort of drug-free, hard-working hippie.—
Tim Cahill
Tim CahillHere was a man of extraordinary sensitivity, political acumen, spiritual power, and sexual wildness; a free spirit if ever there was one.—Alice Walker
Alice Walker
Examples of free spirit in a Sentence
Their daughter is a real free spirit.
an artistically inclined free spirit who felt alienated and stifled while growing up in a small town
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Below, Bruni Tedeschi and Marcello speak to Variety about why Duse’s free spirit and non-conventional feminism, coupled with her talent, are so relevant today.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
For decades, Ibiza has been drawing free spirits, New Age wellness seekers, and party people who keep its clubs pulsing until dawn.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Pamela is a self-effacing free spirit whose honesty and abandonment cast a spell on the embittered Wendall.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Free spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20spirit. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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