Sans Souci
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Free and easy, void of care. It is the name given by him to the palace built by Frederick the Great near Potsdam (1747).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Sans Souci” mean?
Free and easy, void of care. It is the name given by him to the palace built by Frederick the Great near Potsdam (1747).
Is “Sans Souci” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.