English

topless woman on a beach in Spain

Adjective

topless ‎(not comparable)

1. Lacking a top.

   The sight-seeing bus is topless to allow tourists a better view of the sights.

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 Blue

     She was workin' in a topless place

     And I stopped in for beer

     I just kept lookin' at the side of her face

     In the spotlight so clear.

   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

Translations

Noun

topless ‎(plural toplesses)

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

See also

• bottomless
• monokini
• toplessness

Anagrams

• potless

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English topless.

Noun

topless m ‎(invariable)

1. The state of being topless
2. A monokini or similar

Derived terms

• in topless

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English topless.

Adjective

topless ‎(invariable, comparable)

1. (of a woman) topless (naked from the waist up)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• toples

Etymology

Borrowing from English topless.

Adjective

topless ‎(invariable)

1. topless (without clothes)