bracelet
/ˈbɹeɪslət/
bracelet noun: a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
Noun
bracelet (plural bracelets)
- A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
- Pliny the Elder states that, to increase sexual potency, the right testis of an ass should be worn in a bracelet.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 49
- Synonyms:
- wristband
- The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist.
- Synonyms:
- watchband, watchstrap, wristband
- A piece of defensive armour for the arm.
- […] and fastened on his breast by a buckle consisting of a Gorgoneion (with wings on temples and serpent-knot below chin), a sword-belt over right shoulder, bracelets, greaves (with lions' heads at the knees) and sandals.1903, Campbell Cowan Edgar, Greek Sculpture, page 57
Verb
bracelet (third-person singular simple present bracelets, present participle braceleting or (rare) braceletting, simple past and past participle braceleted or (rare) braceletted)
bracelet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bracelet in Hindi
- band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament
- अंगद aṅgad, वलय valay, बाज़ूबंद bāzūband, बाजूबंद bājūband, कंगन kaṅgan
bracelet in Tamil
- கடகம், காப்பு, கை வளை, கங்கணம், மணிக்கட்டு மடிப்பி
bracelet in Marathi
- band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament
- बांगडी bāṅgḍī
bracelet in Urdu
- band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament
- بازُو بَنْد bāzū band, بازُوبَنْد bāzūband, کَن٘گَن kaṅgan, اَن٘گَد aṅgad
More languagesFewer languages
- bracelet in Bengali
- ব্রেসলেট bresleṭ
- bracelet in Telugu
- కంకణము kaṅkaṇamu
- bracelet in Malayalam
- വള vaḷa
- bracelet in Kannada
- ಸೊಡಗ, ಕೈಬಳೆ, ಕಡಗ, ಕಂಕಣ
- bracelet in Punjabi
- ਕੰਙਣ kãṅaṇ, ਕੜਾ kaṛā
- bracelet in Odia
- ବ୍ରେସଲେଟ୍, ବ୍ରେସଲେଟ, ବ୍ରେସ୍ଲେଟ୍
- bracelet in Sanskrit
- वलय valaya, कङ्कण kaṅkaṇa, कुण्डल kuṇḍala, गुम्फ gumpha
- bracelet in Sinhala
- වළලු waḷalu
- bracelet in Assamese
- খাৰু kharu
- bracelet in Nepali
- ब्रेसलेट, ब्रेस्लेट, ब्रासलेट
- bracelet in Pashto
- بازوبند bāzūband
- bracelet in Tagalog
- galang, pulseras, kalambigi, baladang
- bracelet in Arabic
- سِوَار siwār
- bracelet in Malay
- gelang
- bracelet in Indonesian
- gelang
- bracelet in Thai
- วลัย wá-lai, กำไล gam-lai
- bracelet in Vietnamese
- vòng tay
- bracelet in Myanmar
- လက်ကောက် lakkauk
Examples of bracelet in a sentence
- Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.
- The smooth-talking, tall man with heavy gold bracelets claimed he could pimp anyone.
- This bracelet is a gift from my spouse, who I hold near and dear.
Synonyms of bracelet
Forms of bracelet
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bracelets |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bracelets |
| present participle | braceleting |
| past participle | braceleted |
| past | braceleted |
| present participle (rare) | braceletting |
| past participle (rare) | braceletted |
| past (rare) | braceletted |
Origin of bracelet
From Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).
Words formed from bracelet
Phrases with bracelet
Words that rhyme with bracelet
Questions about bracelet
- What does bracelet mean?
- Bracelet means a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
- What is bracelet in Hindi?
- Bracelet in Hindi is अंगद (aṅgad), वलय (valay), बाज़ूबंद (bāzūband). See Bracelet meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bracelet?
- Bracelet can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce bracelet?
- Bracelet is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪslət/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bracelet?
- The plural of bracelet is bracelets.
Words near bracelet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bracelet (page history and authors); bracelet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bracelet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਕੜਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); bracelet (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); कङ्कण (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); খাৰু (Assamese) (page history and authors); bracelet (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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