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?—
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Christopher MarloweExamples of topless in a Sentence
She likes to go topless on the beach.
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Diehard Knicks fan and Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet went topless after the game after stripping off his jacket and shirt with his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, looking on.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
With precise steering, predictable handling, and an available slick-shifting six-speed manual transmission, this Miata is a textbook topless sports car.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
The age limit for when models could legally appear topless was raised to 18 in 2004.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 10 June 2026
Perhaps in imitation of the former occupant—known only through the photographs, books, textiles, and trinkets covering the walls and the floor—Liden sits topless at a piano.
—Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
With precise steering, predictable handling, and an available slick-shifting six-speed manual transmission, this Miata is a textbook topless sports car.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
The age limit for when models could legally appear topless was raised to 18 in 2004.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 10 June 2026
Perhaps in imitation of the former occupant—known only through the photographs, books, textiles, and trinkets covering the walls and the floor—Liden sits topless at a piano.
—Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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