backless
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈbækləs/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English back Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English backless From back + -less.
- Having no back, especially where one would be expected, as with a chair or a dress.
“a backless surgical gown”
“The apartment was almost dismantled; chairs lay backless about the floor amid china shepherdesses and toreadors; pictures were thrown over the sofa, […]”
- Having the back uncovered, showing the skin.