bottomless
Americanadjective
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lacking a bottom.
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immeasurably deep.
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unfathomable; mysterious.
a bottomless problem.
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without bounds; unlimited.
He seems to have a bottomless supply of money.
- Synonyms:
- inexhaustible, infinite, boundless
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without basis, cause, or reason.
a bottomless accusation.
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nude or nearly nude below as well as above the waist.
bottomless dancers.
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featuring bottomless entertainers.
a bottomless club.
adjective
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having no bottom
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unlimited; inexhaustible
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very deep
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of bottomless
1275–1325; Middle English botomles. See bottom, -less; bottomless 6, 7 on the model of topless
Example Sentences
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Teens or parents will also be able turn off the autoplay feature, which creates a bottomless video feed, but it isn’t off by default.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Especially knowing full well that all that interrogation could ever reveal was a bottomless shame that nobody—and certainly not themselves—could atone for?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, U.S. fertilizer companies are competing with China’s bottomless checkbook, impacting investor upside.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The results suggest that black holes may not behave like bottomless pits.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
To Angela they were too dark, like deep, bottomless pools.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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