Meanings
- not comparableNot wearing a bra.
To be more comfortable, her sister suggested to going to the store braless under her sweatshirt.
1 more example
I find bras totally uncomfortable, hot and itchy, for both work and leisure. But looking around, I seem to be in the minority. What are the rules for going braless? Is it OK to show my nips, or is it rude?
2023 August 28, Vanessa Friedman, quoting Eddye, Madison, Wis., “Are There Any Rules About Going Braless?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN - not comparableWithout a bra; not worn with a bra.
a braless ensemble
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishbra
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishbraless
Translations
Arabic بدون ستيان
- بدون ستيان (bedoun sutyān)not wearing a bra
Chinese Mandarin 不穿內衣 /不穿内衣, 真空
- 不穿內衣 /不穿内衣 (bù chuān nèiyī)not wearing a bra
- 真空 (zhēnkōng)not wearing a bra
Dutch bh-loos, behaloos
- bh-loosnot wearing a bra
- behaloosnot wearing a bra
Esperanto senmamzona
- senmamzonanot wearing a bra
Hindi ब्रा-हीन
- ब्रा-हीन (brā-hīn)not wearing a bra
Japanese ノーブラ
- ノーブラ (nō-bura)not wearing a bra
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Cite this entry
braless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braless
“braless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braless. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “braless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braless.
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