toplessness

noun

as in nudity

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Recent Examples of toplessness Johnson's exuberance bubbled over in the locker room — though there was an apparent method to his toplessness. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toplessness
  1. nudity
  2. nakedness
  3. nude
  4. altogether
Noun
  • But that brief flash of cartoon baby nudity continues to bother prudes, decades after the book’s first run.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Running for 12 seasons, spanning more than a decade, NYPD Blue was famous (and infamous) thanks to its many controversial topics and scenes of nudity.
    — Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of nudity
Noun
  • But the fashionable-at-the-time nakedness of the YBAs’ desire for money, most completely embodied by Hirst, quickly became crass.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chloe Webb’s performance as Nancy Spungen, the junkie girlfriend who Sid probably murdered (the role of Nancy was originally supposed to go to Courtney Love), is breathtaking in the nakedness of its emotion.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of nakedness
Noun
  • There was no shortage of high-octane sensuality, albeit pared down using nudes, champagne and pastels, including baby pink.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • That’s how many options Fwee Lip&Cheek Blurry Pudding Pot has, across nudes, corals, pinks, reds, mauves, and roses.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of nude
Noun
  • According to my calculations, the White House methodology yields the absurd conclusion that eliminating the corporate tax altogether would boost annual household wages by up to $20,000.
    — Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
Definition of altogether

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