fancy-free

[ fan-see-free ]

/ ˈfæn siˈfri /

free from any emotional tie or influence, especially that of love.

Origin of fancy-free

First recorded in 1580–90; fancy + -free

His pleased haste to assist her, showed that he at least, if fancy-free, was not memory-clear.

David Elginbrod |George MacDonald
"I'll soon be the only fancy-free maiden of our old quartet," thought Anne, drowsily.

Anne Of The Island |Lucy Maud Montgomery
Helen came and behaved with a cheerfulness that reassured their visitor—this hen at all events was fancy-free.

Howards End |E. M. Forster
He has come to New Orleans in a haphazard, fancy-free way, making a trip toward Mexico.

The Letters of Ambrose Bierce |Ambrose Bierce

It was indeed the swan-song of the heart-whole and fancy-free—the swan-song of the unawakened.

The Adventures of a Modest Man |Robert W. Chambers

fancy-free

having no commitments; carefree