Topless

Pronunciation

Origin

From top + -less.

Full definition of topless

Adjective

1. Lacking a top.
2. (poetic) Very high, towering.
• late 16th century Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
3. (chiefly of a woman) Not wearing a garment covering the top half of the body; naked from the waist up.The council voted to allow topless swimmers on the beach.
4. (of a place) Featuring women that are naked from the waist up, often strippers or dancers.
• 1975, Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in BlueShe was workin' in a topless placeAnd I stopped in for beerI just kept lookin' at the side of her faceIn the spotlight so clear.
5. Only her closest friends knew that Jenny was working at a topless bar to help with college expenses.

Synonyms

• bare-breasted of a woman
• bare-chested of a man
• half-naked
• semi-nude
• shirtless of a man
• topfree

Noun

1. (automotive) A convertible car having the top retracted or otherwise open.

Anagrams

• potless