bottomless

adjective

bot·​tom·​less ˈbä-təm-ləs 

1

: having no bottom

a bottomless chair

2

a

: extremely deep

b

: impossible to comprehend : unfathomable

a bottomless mystery

c

: boundless, unlimited

3

a

[from the absence of lower as well as upper garments] : nude

bottomless dancers

b

: featuring nude entertainers

bottomlessly adverb

bottomlessness noun

Synonyms of bottomless

• infinite
• endless

Examples of bottomless in a Sentence

the wealthy couple are generous hosts, providing a bottomless supply of food and drink

the ocean explorers discovered what appeared to be a bottomless abyss

Recent Examples on the Web

If your reading replaces connection and keeps you isolated, as well as if the grief itself feels bottomless, rather than beginning to come in waves. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

For Douglas Gordon and Hélène Grimaud’s tears become … streams become …, a pair of pianos rested on the surface of an immense black reflecting pool, doubling the vault in an apparently bottomless interior. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026

For me, the New York School is a bottomless source of permission. — Joe Dunthorne, The New York Review of Books, 25 July 2026

Creators want a seamless way to make and disseminate their content while being able to make money; audiences want a bottomless feed of entertaining things to look at. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bottomless

• bottomless pit

Kids Definition

bottomless

adjective

bot·​tom·​less ˈbät-əm-ləs 

1

: having no bottom

2

: very deep

a bottomless pit