bottomless

adjective

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

Examples of bottomless in a Sentence

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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The cautionary tales are bottomless, from Reading and Blackburn Rovers’ respective demotions in England two seasons ago to FC Girondins de Bordeaux and ASJ Soyaux in France, who this year were forced to collapse due to structural vulnerabilities. Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Their first matchup on Tuesday was none other than Texas, a program with essentially bottomless pockets, the strongest of brand recognition, history, and the individual national champion in Farah O'Keefe. Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 My boss’ solution was to relegate all this bottomless bureaucracy to me. Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026 Even by recent standards of true crime consumption, where appetite for morbid and procedural play-by-plays has felt all but bottomless, the rapidly developing story’s many tentacles prompted a voracious true-crime feeding frenzy. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bottomless

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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

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“Bottomless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottomless. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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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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