backless

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Pronunciation

/ˈbækləs/(US)

Definition of backless

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Having no back, especially where one would be expected, as with a chair or a dress.

“a backless surgical gown”
“The apartment was almost dismantled; chairs lay backless about the floor amid china shepherdesses and toreadors; pictures were thrown over the sofa, […]”

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adj

(not-comparable)Having no back, especially where one would be expected, as with a chair or a dress.

“a backless surgical gown”
“The apartment was almost dismantled; chairs lay backless about the floor amid china shepherdesses and toreadors; pictures were thrown over the sofa, […]”
(not-comparable)Having the back uncovered, showing the skin.

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From back + -less.

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