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décolleté

/dɪˈkɒləteɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
decol-lete
IPA
/dɪˈkɒləteɪ/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a low neckline that reveals the cleavage.

noun

A low-cut neckline that reveals the cleavage.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French décolleté, from décolleter (“to bare the neck and shoulders”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈkɒləteɪ/

Inflected Forms

more décolleté (comparative) most décolleté (superlative) decollete (alternative) décolletée (alternative) décolletés (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

décolletage

Homonyms

décolletée

Questions

How do you pronounce décolleté?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈkɒləteɪ/.
What does décolleté mean?
Having a low neckline that reveals the cleavage.
Where does décolleté come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce décolleté

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