"backless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbækləs/ [US]
Rhymes: -ækləs Etymology: back + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|back|less}} back + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} backless (not comparable)
  1. having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (having no back): rygløs (Danish), rückenfrei (German), bekles (Indonesian), ryggløs (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-backless-en-adj-zfJ2XYYI Disambiguation of Clothing: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'having no back': 76 24
  2. (of a person) having an uncovered back, having a back that shows skin Tags: not-comparable Translations (having a back that shows skin): barrygget (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-backless-en-adj-x3qpegmK Disambiguation of 'having a back that shows skin': 23 77

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