nounnounadjective
le vagabond
vagabond
Definition & meaning
Vagabond can be a noun or an adjective.
- As a noun, it means a wanderer or vagrant: someone who travels from place to place without a settled home or regular occupation. Depending on the context, it can sound romantic or disparaging.
- As an adjective, it means wandering or roaming, either literally or figuratively: an imagination can be vagabonde.
Grammar & Word origin
- Masculine: vagabond; feminine: vagabonde.
- Plurals: vagabonds and vagabondes.
- It comes from Latin vagabundus, meaning “wandering.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonyms: errant emphasizes moving without a fixed destination; itinérant describes someone or something that travels between places, often for work, without necessarily suggesting homelessness.
- Antonyms: sédentaire describes someone who lives in one place; stable emphasizes being settled or fixed.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Ce chien a un air vagabond.adjective
This dog has a vagabond look.
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