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- [bak]
- /bæk/
- /ˈbæk.ləs/
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- [bak]
- /bæk/
Definitions of backless word
- adjective backless A backless dress leaves most of a woman's back uncovered down to her waist. 3
- adjective backless (of a dress) low-cut at the back 3
- adjective backless made without a back 3
- noun backless the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine. 1
- noun backless the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. 1
- noun backless the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of the head. 1
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Origin of backless
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bak, Old English bæc back of the body; cognate with Old Frisian bek, Old Saxon, Old Norse bak; perhaps < Indo-European *bhogo- bending; cf. bacon
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Backless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
backless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
backless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for backless
adjective backless
- backed — having a back or backing
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