different between nomadic vs footloose

English

Alternative forms

• nomadick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (nomadikós), equivalent to nomad (“a member of a society or class of herdsmen”) + -ic (“forming adjectives”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n???mæd.?k/
• Rhymes: -æd?k

Adjective

nomadic (comparative more nomadic, superlative most nomadic)

1. Of or relating to nomads, whether
   1. (anthropology) Of or related to itinerant herdsmen
   2. (figuratively) Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal

Synonyms

• (all): nomad
• (of or related to itinerant herdsmen): pastoral
• (habitually wandering): wandering, peripatetic, itinerant, itinerate, unsettled, vagabond, roving, drifting, roaming, wayfaring, vagrant, transient, rambling, peregrine, ambulatory, ambulant, erratic, errant, rootless, gypsy, floating, perambulatory, perambulant, discursive, meandering, ambling, footloose, prodigal

Translations

Anagrams

• coadmin, mandioc, monacid, monadic

English

Etymology

foot +? loose

Adjective

footloose (comparative more footloose, superlative most footloose)

1. Tending to travel or do as one pleases; readily without many commitments or responsibility.
2. (nautical) Of a sail: not properly secured at the bottom.

Translations

Derived terms

• footloose and fancy free

See also

• itchy feet
• wanderlust