English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-topless.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
topless (no comparative or superlative)
- lacking a top
- context|especially|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.
- Involving 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.
#* Fred didn't tell his wife that the convention had involved a fair amount of topless entertainment.
- automotive a convertible car having the top retracted or otherwise open
Synonyms
bare-breasted (of a woman)
bare-chested (of a man)
half-naked
semi-naked<!--although this can also mean "not wearing many clothes"-->
semi-nude<!--although this can also mean "not wearing many clothes"-->
shirtless (of a man)
topfree<!-- invented term to sound less negative in Canada, US? -->
Translations
Italian: col seno scoperto<!-- not wikified since it doesn't seem to a lexeme or idiomatic -->
Spanish: en topless, de topless
Swedish: topless (2), topless- (3), öppen (4)
See also
bottomless
monokini
fa:topless
pl:topless
vi:topless
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