décolletage

dé·colle·tage
UK/dɪˈkɒlətɑːʒ/US/ˌdɛkələˈtɑʒ/US/ˌdeɪˌkɑləˈtɑʒ/US, literary/ˌdeɪ.kɑlˈtɑʒ/

noun

A low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage.

“Meronym: cleavage”

Meanings

noundécolletage (plural décolletages)

plural décolletages · alternative decolletage

  1. A low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage.

    Synonyms: décolleté, plunging neckline

  2. 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.

    Meronym: cleavage

    2 more examples

    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.

    2011, Stephen King, 11/22/63, New York: Scribner, →ISBN, page 450

    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.

    2014, Harold Lancer, Younger: The Breakthrough Anti-Aging Method for Radiant Skin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Middle Frenchdes-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*de
  9. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  10. Proto-Italic*dē
  11. Latindē
  12. Latindē-
  13. Frenchdé-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-der.?
  15. Latincollum
  16. Old Frenchcol
  17. Middle Frenchcol
  18. Middle Frenchcollet
  19. Frenchcollet
  20. Frenchdécolleter
  21. Frenchdécolletage
  22. Englishdécolletage

Borrowed from French décolletage.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan escot
  • escotlow neckline
Chinese Mandarin 低胸裝 /低胸装
  • 低胸裝 /低胸装 (dīxiōngzhuāng)low neckline
Czech výstřih, dekolt
  • výstřihlow neckline
  • dekoltlow neckline
French décolletage, décolleté
  • décolletagelow neckline
  • décolletélow neckline
German Dekolleté
  • Dekolletélow neckline
Greek ντεκολτέ
  • ντεκολτέ (ntekolté)low neckline
Hebrew דקולטה
  • דקולטהlow neckline
Hungarian dekoltázs
  • dekoltázslow neckline
Italian scollatura
  • scollaturalow neckline
Japanese デコルタージュ
  • デコルタージュ (dekorutājyu)low neckline
Polish dekolt, głęboki dekolt
  • dekoltlow neckline
  • głęboki dekoltlow neckline
Portuguese decote
  • decotelow neckline
Romanian decolteu
  • decolteulow neckline
Russian декольте́
  • декольте́ (dekolʹtɛ́)low neckline
Spanish escote
  • escotelow neckline
Swedish urringning, dekolletage
  • urringninglow neckline
  • dekolletagelow neckline
Cite this entry
APA

décolletage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9colletage

MLA

“décolletage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9colletage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “décolletage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9colletage.

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