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strapless

[ strap-lis ]

/ ˈstræp lɪs /

adjective

without a strap or straps.

designed and made without shoulder straps: a strapless evening gown; a strapless bra.

Origin of strapless

First recorded in 1840–50; strap + -less

Words nearby strapless

strap-hinge, strap-laid, strap-oil, straphang, straphanger, strapless, strapline, strappado, strapped, strapped for, strapper

Example sentences from the Web for strapless

She was wearing a strapless, pale yellow dress with embroidered flowers.

Face It—We Rubes Will Never Live Like Gwyneth and Jennifer Aniston |Rachel Bertsche |July 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“There are many after-hours events where you can show off your halter, strapless shirt or dress, or mini-skirt,” Royer wrote.

A Handy Guide To Help You Dress for CPAC |Misty White Sidell |March 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And he gave them strapless gowns that swaddled the body instead of showing it off.

Paris Fashion Week: Redefining Femininity at Comme des Garçons and Rick Owens |Robin Givhan |September 30, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Her upper-body-only performance does, however, enable her to wear the first strapless tutus in dance history.

Butchery at the Ballet |Toni Bentley |February 25, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

A collection standout was a strapless nude dress, covered in feathers and Swarovski jewels.

Fashion Week Heats Up |The Daily Beast |February 13, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Her strapless gown didn't fit her, nor anybody within twenty pounds of her weight.

Vigorish |Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for strapless

strapless

/ (ˈstræplɪs) /

adjective

(of a woman's formal dress, brassiere, etc) without straps over the shoulders