décolletage
/ˌdɛkələˈtɑʒ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage.
Example Sentences
- "Meronym: cleavage"
- "I visualized businessmen trying to see the tops of her stockings or into the valley of her décolletage as she bent to put drinks on a table."
- "If you want to continue wearing low-cut necklines and avoid having to rely on turtlenecks and scarves to hide your neck, you have to take care of the delicate skin below your jawline, namely your neck and décolletage."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-lbor. French dé- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der.? Latin collum Old French col Middle French col Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et Middle French collet French collet Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French décolleter Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French décolletagebor. English décolletage Borrowed from French décolletage.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌdɛkələˈtɑʒ/
- British English: /dɪˈkɒlətɑːʒ/