backless

English

Etymology

back +‎ -less

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

backless (not comparable)

1. having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses

   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,...

2. (of a person) having an uncovered back, having a back that shows skin

Translations

having no back

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

  Bokmål: ryggløs

having a back that shows skin

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: barrygget