free love

noun

1

: living openly with a sexual partner without marriage

2

: sexual relations with no commitments by either partner

Examples of free love in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The people on that ranch followed the teachings of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, an Indian guru who emphasized, among other things, intense meditation and yoga sessions, intentional living, and free love practices that ultimately became problematic for many of the followers. —Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025

The story takes place in what seems to be the 1920s, among folks for whom free love is the order of the day, even when inducing fainting, fits of screaming and accidental death. —Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025

The science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein also allegedly influenced Manson, with its plot about a man from Mars who preached free love and caused a major movement on Earth. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024

On one level, Lempicka’s work shows us what this could have looked like: soaring skyscrapers, slinky dresses, fast cars, free love. —Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for free love

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• of
• shove
• hereinabove