adj
Meaning 1
Without a shirt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a shirtless wardrobe
- shirtless sunbathing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shirtless
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈʃɝtləs/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃɜːtləs/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)tləs
adj
Meaning 2
Not wearing a shirt; having a bare torso, barechested
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Very poor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English shirt Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English shirtless From shirt + -less.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 赤膊 (chìbó) — not wearing a shirt
- Esperanto: senĉemiza — not wearing a shirt
- French: torse nu — not wearing a shirt
- German: mit nacktem Oberkörper — not wearing a shirt
- Icelandic: ber að ofan — not wearing a shirt
- Japanese: 上半身裸 — not wearing a shirt
- Swedish: barbröstad — not wearing a shirt