bottomless

adjective

bot·​tom·​less ˈbä-təm-ləs How to pronounce bottomless (audio)
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1
: having no bottom
a bottomless chair
2
a
: extremely deep
b
: impossible to comprehend : unfathomable
a bottomless mystery
c
: boundless, unlimited
3
a
[from the absence of lower as well as upper garments] : nude
bottomless dancers
b
: featuring nude entertainers
bottomlessly adverb
bottomlessness noun

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the wealthy couple are generous hosts, providing a bottomless supply of food and drink the ocean explorers discovered what appeared to be a bottomless abyss
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In a masterful unbroken shot, Klaus is on the phone from France with his sister, expressing his bottomless anguish. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Between reality television, social media and a bottomless tabloid appetite, what could possibly remain to discover? — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 Condé Nast Traveler sat down with Phuntsok, Peedom, and Hiddleston to discuss recreating Everest’s summit in New Zealand, filming a nail-biting sequence in a seemingly bottomless crevasse, and the power of being an outsider in a team setting. — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Belushi’s time on Saturday Night Live was fraught and fruitful in equal measure, the brilliant comedian hurling himself into the backstage drama and onstage virtuosity with similarly bottomless capacity. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bottomless

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bottomless was in the 15th century

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bottomless

adjective
bot·​tom·​less ˈbät-əm-ləs How to pronounce bottomless (audio)
1
: having no bottom
2
: very deep
a bottomless pit
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