décolleté
UK/dɪˈkɒləteɪ/
décolleté adjective: having a low neckline that reveals the cleavage.
Adjective
décolleté (comparative more décolleté, superlative most décolleté)
- Having a low neckline that reveals the cleavage.
- "She does not remember my short frocks at all, Lord Henry. But I remember her very well at Vienna thirty years ago, and how décolletée she was then."1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XV, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC
Noun
décolleté (plural décolletés)
- A low-cut neckline that reveals the cleavage.
Forms of décolleté
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more décolleté |
| superlative | most décolleté |
| alternative form | decollete |
| alternative form | décolletée |
| Noun | |
| plural | décolletés |
Origin of décolleté
Borrowed from French décolleté, from décolleter (“to bare the neck and shoulders”).
Questions about décolleté
- What does décolleté mean?
- Décolleté means having a low neckline that reveals the cleavage.
- What part of speech is décolleté?
- Décolleté can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce décolleté?
- Décolleté is pronounced /dɪˈkɒləteɪ/ (UK).
Words near décolleté in the dictionary
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