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brassiere

UK/ˈbɹæzi.ɛə//bɹəˈzɪɚ/

brassiere noun: synonym of bra.

brassiere: synonym of bra
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Noun

brassiere (plural brassieres)

  1. (dated) Synonym of bra.
    • She started to strap her brassiere over her breasts.2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 29
    Synonyms:
    bra

brassiere meaning in Tamil and Kannada

brassiere in Tamil

கச்சு, பெண்டிர் மார்புக் கச்சு

brassiere in Kannada

ಮೊಲೆಗಟ್ಟು

Synonyms of brassiere

Forms of brassiere

pluralbrassieres
alternative formbrassière

Origin of brassiere

Borrowed from French brassière. Doublet of brachiaria.

Words formed from brassiere

Words that rhyme with brassiere

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about brassiere

What does brassiere mean?
Brassiere means synonym of bra.
What is brassiere in Tamil?
Brassiere in Tamil is கச்சு, பெண்டிர் மார்புக் கச்சு. See Brassiere meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brassiere?
Brassiere is a noun.
How do you pronounce brassiere?
Brassiere is pronounced /ˈbɹæzi.ɛə/ (UK).
What is the plural of brassiere?
The plural of brassiere is brassieres.

Words near brassiere in the dictionary

  1. brassidates
  2. brassidic
  3. brassidic acid
  4. brassie
  5. brassier
  6. brassiere
  7. brassieres
  8. brassies
  9. brassiest
  10. brassilexin
  11. brassily

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brassiere (page history and authors); brassiere (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); brassiere (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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