bottomless

English

Etymology

From Middle English botemles, botmeles, equivalent to bottom +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒtm̩.ləs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾm̩lɨs/

Adjective

bottomless (not comparable)

Having no bottom.
Extremely deep.
Having no bounds; limitless.
The restaurant offered bottomless drinks.
Difficult to understand; unfathomable.
Not wearing clothes below the waist; particularly not wearing clothes that would cover the genitalia.

Coordinate terms

(having no bounds; limitless): boundless, limitless, unbottomed, unbounded
(not wearing clothes below the waist): topless, naked

Derived terms

bottomless pit

Translations

having no bottom

Bulgarian: без дъно (bez dǎno), без седалка (bez sedalka)
Czech: bezedný
Danish: bundløs
Finnish: pohjaton (fi)
Greek: άπατος (el) (ápatos)
Ancient: ἄβυσσος (ábussos)

Lithuanian: bedugnis
Middle English: botemles
Russian: бездо́нный (ru) (bezdónnyj)
Spanish: sin fondo
Swedish: bottenlös (sv)
Turkish: altsız

extremely deep

Bulgarian: бездънен (bg) (bezdǎnen)
Czech: bezedný
Danish: bundløs
Dutch: bodemloos (nl), bodemloze (nl)
Finnish: pohjaton (fi)
French: insondable (fr)

Greek: άπατος (el) (ápatos)
Ancient: ἄβυσσος (ábussos)
Lithuanian: bedugnis
Russian: бездо́нный (ru) (bezdónnyj)
Swedish: byxlös

naked from the waist down

Middle English: botemles
Russian: без штанов (bez štanov), бесштанный (ru) (besštannyj), голый ниже пояса m (golyj niže pojasa)

Swedish: bottenlös (sv)

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