free love

noun

Synonyms of free lovenext
1
: living openly with a sexual partner without marriage
2
: sexual relations with no commitments by either partner

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The ’60s and ’70s had free love and psychedelics. — Mj Franklin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 The president was a crook, their friends were dying, and the previous decade of free love and expression seemed far away. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026 His is a more enlightened era, but Hannes, lonely and withdrawn, doesn’t share his classmates’ interest in campus sit-ins and free love. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 From the free love movement to emerging regulations, the design team at GM contended with a slew of changes. — Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free love

Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of free love was in 1705

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“Free love.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20love. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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