backless

English

Etymology

back +‎ -less

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈbækləs/
Rhymes: -ækləs

Adjective

backless (not comparable)

Having no back, especially where one would be expected, as with a chair or a dress.
a backless surgical gown
- 1885, George Moore, A Mummer's Wife
  The apartment was almost dismantled; chairs lay backless about the floor amid china shepherdesses and toreadors; pictures were thrown over the sofa, […]
(of a person) Having the back uncovered, showing the skin.

Derived terms

backlessness

Translations

having no back

Danish: rygløs
German: rückenfrei (de)
Indonesian: bekles (id)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ryggløs

having a back that shows skin

Norwegian:
Bokmål: barrygget

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