décolletage means A low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage. It carries an Arena rating of 1432, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, décolletage ranks #1,533 of 17,115 for Most Vivid Words, #3,084 of 17,116 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #4,445 of 17,150 for Funniest Words, #6,406 of 17,114 for Most Satisfying to Say.
décolletage is pronounced /dɪˈkɒlətɑːʒ/.
Why “décolletage” is a great word
A low neckline on a woman's garment that reveals the upper chest and neck, or the expanse of skin so exposed. From French décolletage, from décolleter ('to cut or wear a low neckline'), from dé- ('off') + collet ('collar, neck') + -age (noun-forming suffix). Borrowed into English in the late 19th century. Unlike 'cleavage' (which isolates the visible cleft between breasts) or 'neckline' (which neutrally describes any shape of garment opening), décolletage names the deliberate architecture of exposure itself. It is the plunge of silk in candlelight, the faint shadow along a collarbone, the vulnerable geography where a necklace comes to rest—a study in the art of suggestion, and the skin's silent declaration of territory.
noun
- A low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage.
- The portion of a woman's body that is revealed by a low neckline; the upper chest, as well, sometimes, as the neck, and shoulders.e.g.“Meronym: cleavage”
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