Topless

adj, adv, noun

adj, adv, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A convertible car having the top retracted or otherwise open.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking a top. not-comparable

    "The sight-seeing bus is topless to allow tourists a better view of the sights."

  2. 2
    Very high; towering. not-comparable, poetic

    "Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,"

  3. 3
    Not wearing a garment covering the top half of the body; naked from the waist up. not-comparable

    "The council voted to allow topless swimmers on the beach."

  4. 4
    Featuring women that are naked from the waist up, often strippers or dancers. not-comparable

    "Only her closest friends knew that Jenny was working at a topless bar to help with college expenses."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity wordnet
  2. 2
    having no top wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Not wearing any clothes on the upper body. not-comparable

    "'I saw her,' said Neptune, 'sunbaking topless.'"

Synonyms

All synonyms
bare breastedaerialairyaltitudinousascendingaspiring

Antonyms

All antonyms
topped

Example

More examples

"A topless feminist was arrested outside the Vatican."

Etymology

From top + -less.

Related phrases

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