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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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
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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
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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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