corsetlessness

English

Etymology

From corsetless +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːsɪtləsˌnəs/

Noun

corsetlessness (uncountable)

1. (now chiefly historical) The fact of not wearing a corset.
   • 2001, Philip Scranton, Beauty and Business, page 117:

     Yet six years later, this trade journal expressed a decided panic about corsetlessness.

   • 2002, Peter N Stearns, Fat History, page 13:

     Actual corsetless dresses arrived only in 1908, from a French designer, and the debate over foundation garments continued into the 1920s, with a lingerie makers' counter-attack about the evils of corsetlessness in 1921.

   • 2007, Jill Fields, An Intimate Affair, page 57:

     The identification and exploitation of corsetlessness as an evil fad not only bolstered support among those whose livelihoods depended upon the continuing use of the corset but also armed the industry with the weapon of ideology.