shirtlessness

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noun

Absence of shirts.

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Meanings

nounshirtlessness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of shirts.

    An organizational crisis erupted, which resulted in reverting to a ban on all shirtlessness. Outraged, six gay men flouted the policy, arguing that shirtlessness was a question of liberation[…]

    2002, Tom Warner, Never going back: a history of queer activism in Canada, page 312

Origin

From shirtless + -ness.

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APA

shirtlessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirtlessness

MLA

“shirtlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirtlessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shirtlessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirtlessness.

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