topless
adverb
- with nothing on the upper body
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English top 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 topless From top + -less.
- Lacking a top.
“The sight-seeing bus is topless to allow tourists a better view of the sights.”
- Very high; towering.
“Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,”
- 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.”
- Featuring women that are naked from the waist up, often strippers or dancers.
“Only her closest friends knew that Jenny was working at a topless bar to help with college expenses.”
“Driving down your freeways / Midnight alleys roam / Cops in cars, the topless bars / Never saw a woman so alone”
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English top 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 topless From top + -less.
- Not wearing any clothes on the upper body.
“'I saw her,' said Neptune, 'sunbaking topless.'”
“Fort Collins, Colorado has decided it's not worth the money to fight for its ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English top 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 topless From top + -less.
- A convertible car having the top retracted or otherwise open.