Anne Lisbeth was a beautiful young woman, with a red and white complexion, glittering white teeth, and clear soft eyes; and her footstep was light in the dance, but her mind was lighter still.
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Footstep
//ˈfʊtstɛp//
Synonyms for "footstep" (92 found)
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Translations
115 translations across 29 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- Gjurmë noun (mark left by a foot)
- Gjurmët noun (signs of a course taken)
- Verkam (gheg) noun (mark left by a foot)
- Verkamt (gheg) noun (signs of a course taken)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἴχνος noun (mark left by a foot)
Armenian
3 entries- քայլ noun (sound of a footstep)
- քայլ noun (distance of one footstep)
- քայլ noun (act of taking a step)
Bashkir
4 entries- атлау noun (act of taking a step)
- аҙым noun (distance of one footstep)
- баҫҡыс noun (step, as in a stair)
- эҙ noun (mark left by a foot)
Bulgarian
4 entries- крачка noun (distance of one footstep)
- крачка noun (act of taking a step)
- стъпало noun (step, as in a stair)
- стъпка noun (mark left by a foot)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- شوێنپێ noun (mark left by a foot)
- پێنگاو noun (signs of a course taken)
Czech
4 entries- krok noun (distance of one footstep)
- krok noun (act of taking a step)
- schod noun (step, as in a stair)
- stopa noun (mark left by a foot)
Dutch
4 entries- pas noun (distance of one footstep)
- pas noun (act of taking a step)
- spoor noun (signs of a course taken)
- trede noun (step, as in a stair)
Esperanto
2 entries- piedsigno noun (mark left by a foot)
- spuro noun (signs of a course taken)
Estonian
3 entries- jalajälg noun (mark left by a foot)
- jälg noun (signs of a course taken)
- sammude kõla noun (sound of a footstep)
Finnish
4 entries- askel noun (sound of a footstep)
- askel noun (distance of one footstep)
- askel noun (act of taking a step)
- askelma noun (step, as in a stair)
French
4 entries- bruit de pas noun (sound of a footstep)
- empreinte noun (mark left by a foot)
- enjambée noun (distance of one footstep)
- marche noun (step, as in a stair)
German
2 entries- Fußabdruck noun (mark left by a foot)
- Schritt noun (distance of one footstep)
Hungarian
3 entries- lábnyom noun (mark left by a foot)
- lépés noun (sound of a footstep)
- nyomdok noun (signs of a course taken)
Istriot
1 entries- urma noun (mark left by a foot)
Italian
4 entries- gradino noun (step, as in a stair)
- impronta noun (mark left by a foot)
- orma noun (signs of a course taken)
- passo noun (sound of a footstep)
Latin
1 entries- vestigium noun (mark left by a foot)
Māori
4 entries- takahanga waewae noun (mark left by a foot)
- tapuwae noun (mark left by a foot)
- āhiki noun (mark left by a foot)
- āhiki noun (distance of one footstep)
Northern Kurdish
4 entries- pejn noun (sound of a footstep)
- pêjn noun (sound of a footstep)
- pêngav noun (signs of a course taken)
- şûnpê noun (mark left by a foot)
Old East Slavic
1 entries- плесна noun (mark left by a foot)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- آدیم noun (distance of one footstep)
- آدیم noun (act of taking a step)
- باصامق noun (step, as in a stair)
- مرتبه noun (step, as in a stair)
Portuguese
4 entries- degrau noun (step, as in a stair)
- passo noun (mark left by a foot)
- passo noun (sound of a footstep)
- passo noun (distance of one footstep)
Russian
4 entries- след noun (mark left by a foot)
- след noun (signs of a course taken)
- ступе́нька noun (step, as in a stair)
- шаг noun (sound of a footstep)
Spanish
4 entries- huella noun (mark left by a foot)
- paso noun (mark left by a foot)
- paso noun (step, as in a stair)
- paso noun (distance of one footstep)
Swahili
2 entries- nyayo noun (mark left by a foot)
- nyayo noun (signs of a course taken)
Swedish
4 entries- fotavtryck noun (mark left by a foot)
- fotspår noun (mark left by a foot)
- fotspår noun (signs of a course taken)
- steg noun (sound of a footstep)
Tooro
1 entries- omulindi class 3 noun (sound of a footstep)
Turkish
1 entries- ayak izi noun (mark left by a foot)
Ukrainian
1 entries- слід noun (mark left by a foot)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
A bright beautiful face glanced out at the window, and vanished--a light footstep was heard--and Mary came tripping forth to meet us.
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Sami could hear each footstep that anybody would make throughout the house.
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The fertility Goddess is rising. She will crush all evil with each footstep.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.