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braless

braless adjective: not wearing a bra.

Adjective

braless (not comparable)

  1. Not wearing a bra.
    • To be more comfortable, her sister suggested to going to the store braless under her sweatshirt.
    • I find bras totally uncomfortable, hot and itchy, for both work and leisure. But looking around, I seem to be in the minority. What are the rules for going braless? Is it OK to show my nips, or is it rude?2023 August 28, Vanessa Friedman, quoting Eddye, Madison, Wis., “Are There Any Rules About Going Braless?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. Without a bra; not worn with a bra.
    • a braless ensemble

Origin of braless

From bra + -less.

Words formed from braless

Questions about braless

What does braless mean?
Braless means not wearing a bra.
What part of speech is braless?
Braless is an adjective.

Words near braless in the dictionary

  1. Brakkes
  2. Brakpan
  3. braks
  4. brakslaai
  5. braky
  6. braless
  7. bralessness
  8. bralet
  9. bralets
  10. bralette
  11. bralettes

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