knickerlessness
English edit
Etymology edit
From knickerless + -ness.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
knickerlessness (uncountable)
- The fact of being without knickers.
- 2005, Linda Ruth Williams, The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema, page 224:
- Stone's stardom rests on the knickerlessness of Basic Instinct; Stone as actress tries to revisit and retake that scene, but fails to rewrite its significance.
- 2007, The Independent, 10 Jan 07:
- Never have there been more opportunities to have one's knickerlessness displayed in so many formats.
- 2008, Tanya Gold, The Guardian, 26 Jun 08:
- No, when she laid her arm on Norton and spoke of her knickerlessness, I think she wanted to say: "I am not what you think I am. I am not just a smiling, middle-class, slightly boring woman who wears caftans and talks about buffets."