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hipless

hipless

7.0
Having very small or no hips so the body looks straight
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɪpləs/
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  • She looked hipless in that dress.

They seem round, filling the whole space like whales in smooth hipless motion.

Examples

  • The fashion model was described as hipless in the magazine profile.

  • Some dresses are designed to flatter a hipless silhouette.

  • He preferred skirts that suited his hipless frame.

  • Many models are often described as hipless.

  • Flat-chested and hipless, the girl's fourteen-year-old body looked more like an eleven-year-old boy's.

  • It's only when she's handing over the drinks that she realizes one of them is a woman—hipless and flat-chested, but undeniably female.

  • Maybe a young one? A sophomore? A no-bra, T-shirt kind of girl—one of those hipless wonders, legs like a nutcracker.

Antonyms

hipped
1 7.2

A person or figure who has wide hips

How Curvy

hipped
1 7.2
hipless
7.0

Surface Forms

hipless positive

Morphology

hipless = hip (transparent) = hip + less

The meaning is directly compositional: 'hip' plus '-less' means lacking hips.

Etymology

The word hipless is made of hip, the body part at the side, and the ending -less, which means 'without' and is used in words like homeless. So hipless means 'without noticeable hips', which is why we use it for a body or a dress shape that looks flat at the sides.