topless

[top-lis]

adjective

1. lacking a top: tops.

   a topless bathing suit.

2. nude above the waist or hips.

   topless dancers.

3. featuring entertainers, waitresses, etc., who are nude above the waist or hips.

   a topless bar.

4. extremely high.

   a topless mountain.

5. Obsolete.,  without a peer.

topless

/ ˈtɒplɪs /

adjective

1. having no top

2. 1. denoting a costume which has no covering for the breasts

   2. wearing such a costume

3. archaic,  immeasurably high

Other Word Forms

• toplessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of topless¹

First recorded in 1580–90; top ¹ + -less

Example Sentences

Heather said she saw the men's squad asked to jump up and down topless, and "if any of their body parts jiggled, they needed to lose it".

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Santa Rosa police arrested two people suspected of killing the general manager of the Condor Club, a historic topless bar in San Francisco, police said Saturday.

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The general manager of the historic topless bar was recently shot outside his Santa Rosa home, and his killer, for now, remains a mystery.

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The trailer includes a topless Elordi toiling outdoors, bread being suggestively kneaded and broken eggs being handled.

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It was told Mr Brown initiated contact with the pupil on Instagram, and sent her a number of messages, including a topless photo of himself.

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