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

Pranks are intercut with Simpson talking to the camera and an even more tasteless rap video, where Simpson, dressed like a stereotypical pimp, is surrounded by topless dancers. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026

Despite the initial outrage, including a furious Murdoch’s when that first issue hit the streets featuring a topless girl (Abigail Amin), was immediately tempered when the numbers started soaring. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

In a new post on Instagram, the model shared a photo of herself going topless on a sandy beach. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026

Most are there for the sunshine and advertised topless beaches. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 2