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free spirit

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noun

  1. a person with a highly individual or unique attitude, lifestyle, or imagination; nonconformist.


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A lesbian free spirit living in Paris since 1922, she had grown up in Indianapolis and written an arts column for the Indianapolis Star.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

In many ways, Kruglov was a free spirit himself.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

He was greeted as a hero in Turin, but the scene there was too claustrophobic for such a free spirit.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

Me: Married later, unconventional creative type, tattoos, a lover of colorful trendy clothes, a free spirit and, after decades of wild partying, sober.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025

When they were just dating, my mother was still the free spirit, doing what she wanted, going where she wanted.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah