as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
an artistically inclined free spirit who felt alienated and stifled while growing up in a small town
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Benedict’s a very free spirit, kind of exploring his sexuality.
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Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
During her high school years, Nicole had a reputation as a beach bunny, a ''kind of wild, free spirit who had a zest for life,'' says a friend.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
Zubkov is a free spirit and a bon vivant, and Yaffa relishes his antiauthoritarian spirit.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
Despite threats of violence that loom in their lives every day, the women in the photographs are presented as free spirits.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
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Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
During her high school years, Nicole had a reputation as a beach bunny, a ''kind of wild, free spirit who had a zest for life,'' says a friend.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
Zubkov is a free spirit and a bon vivant, and Yaffa relishes his antiauthoritarian spirit.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
Despite threats of violence that loom in their lives every day, the women in the photographs are presented as free spirits.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
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