topless
/'tɔplis/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity: Describes a person, typically a woman, whose breasts are not covered by clothing, or a place or event where such nudity is featured or permitted.
- Having no top: Describes an object that lacks an upper part, cover, or lid.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective (Person/Place):
- The resort has a topless beach. (This describes a beach where women are permitted to be bare-chested.)
- She worked as a topless dancer. (This describes a dancer who performs without covering her breasts.)
- Adjective (Object):
- He drove a topless sports car. (This describes a convertible car with no fixed roof.)
- The recipe calls for a topless jar. (This describes a jar without a lid.)
Advanced Usage
- "Go topless": A verb phrase meaning to be in a state of not wearing a top over one's breasts.
- Some women choose to go topless at the beach.
- Used attributively to modify nouns related to entertainment, beaches, or fashion.
- topless sunbathing, topless bar, topless photoshoot
Variants and Related Words
- Toplessness (noun): The state or condition of being topless.
- The toplessness of the dancers was controversial.
Synonyms
- Bare-chested: (For a person, though this can apply to any gender; "topless" typically specifies women.)
- Convertible: (For a car; a synonym in the context of having no fixed roof.)
- Lidless: (For a container; lacking a cover.)
Antonyms
- Clothed: Wearing garments.
- Covered: Having a top or lid.
Notes on Meaning
- The primary modern usage refers to female bare-chestedness, often in specific social or entertainment contexts (beaches, bars, performances).
- The secondary meaning ("having no top") is applied to objects like vehicles (convertibles) or containers. This usage is less common than the primary one.
- The word can carry connotations related to leisure, entertainment, or sexuality depending on the context.
Adjective
- having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity
- topless waitresses
- a topless cabaret
- having no top
- a topless jar