pantless

English

Etymology

pant +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpantləs/

Adjective

pantless (not comparable)

1. (US) Not wearing pants (trousers).
   • 2009 February 12, Michael Kimmelman, “Art in Two Germanys Often Spoke the Same Tongue”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

2. (UK) Not wearing underpants.
   • 1961, Peter Redgrove, “The Secretary”, in The Nature of Cold Weather:

     He twinkles, and I twinkle back, / Pantless, under a slim formal skirt, / Ready for work.

   • 2008, Anna Pickard, The Guardian, 10 Jan 08:

     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.

See also

• pantsless

Anagrams

• platness