brassiere

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UK/ˈbɹæzi.ɛə/UK/ˈbɹæsi.ɛə/UK/-ə/US/bɹəˈzɪɚ/

noun

Synonym of bra.

Similar
brabandeau
OriginFrench brassière →
UncommonFirst used 1900sScrabble 11
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Meanings

nounbrassiere (plural brassieres)

plural brassieres · alternative brassière

  1. datedSynonym of bra.First known use 1900s

    She started to strap her brassiere over her breasts.

    2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 29

    Synonyms: bra

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of bra.

Similar
bra

More synonyms by meaning

nounan undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

Similar
brabandeau
Broader
undergarmentunmentionablewomen's clothing
Also see
bandeaubra

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchbrassière
  2. Englishbrassiere

Borrowed from French brassière. Doublet of brachiaria.

More words from French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with brassiere

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Anagrams

brasserie
Cite this entry
APA

brassiere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brassiere

MLA

“brassiere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brassiere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brassiere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brassiere.

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