toplessness
nounEtymology From topless + -ness.
1
The state of being topless (not covering one's torso with garments).
- She soon discovered that the customers preferred toplessness to cheaper drinks.
- The ruling rejected the city's concern that striking down the ordinance would lead to women "parading in front of elementary schools or swimming topless in the public pool." The nearby communities of Boulder and Denver allow female toplessness, but there was no evidence of "any harmful fallout" in those cities, the court said.2019 September 19, Pete Williams, “Topless women win big as Colorado city drops ban”, in NBC News:
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