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pantless

UK/ˈpantləs/

pantless adjective: not wearing trousers.

pantless: not wearing trousers
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Adjective

pantless (not comparable)

  1. (US) Not wearing trousers.
    • At the same time Ms. Metselaar-Berthold, East Germany's version of Nan Goldin, captured scenes of disorderly bohemia (where supposedly none existed) in parties of topless women and pantless men.2009 February 12, Michael Kimmelman, “Art in Two Germanys Often Spoke the Same Tongue”, in New York Times
  2. (UK) Not wearing underpants.
    • He twinkles, and I twinkle back, / Pantless, under a slim formal skirt, / Ready for work.1961, Peter Redgrove, “The Secretary”, in The Nature of Cold Weather
    • having a smattering of basic German or getting one of the nice English-speaking reception staff to show you around to begin with might just save you from turning up pantless in a strictly panted area, or the other way around.2008, Anna Pickard, The Guardian, 10 Jan 08

Forms of pantless

alternative formpantsless

Origin of pantless

From pant + -less.

Words formed from pantless

Questions about pantless

What does pantless mean?
Pantless means not wearing trousers.
What part of speech is pantless?
Pantless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pantless?
Pantless is pronounced /ˈpantləs/ (UK).

Words near pantless in the dictionary

  1. pantleg
  2. pantlegs
  3. pantler
  4. pantlers
  5. pantles
  6. pantless
  7. pantlessness
  8. pantload
  9. pantloads
  10. pantmaker
  11. pantmakers

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