topless

adjective

top·​less ˈtäp-ləs 

1

a

: wearing no clothing on the upper body

b

: featuring topless waitresses or entertainers

topless bars

c

: being a place where topless women are permitted

a topless beach

2

: being without a top

3

archaic : so high as to reach up beyond sight

and burnt the topless towers of Ilium

—Christopher Marlowe

toplessness

ˈtäp-ləs-nəs 

noun

Examples of topless in a Sentence

She likes to go topless on the beach.

Recent Examples on the Web

Like a number of public figures ranging from Venus Williams during Milan Fashion Week to Camila Cabello at the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week, Klum opted to go topless beneath her black blazer. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025

During the segment dedicated to her marriages and romances, a black and white photo of a topless Vereen embracing a topless Minnelli appears on the screen. —Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025

Trump and Netanyahu are shown lying topless by the side of a pool with a drink in hand at the end of the clip. —Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025

In the snap, McPhee Foster appears topless, baring her pregnant belly. —Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 2