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🏛️ A small balcony 👙 A low-cut bra
balconette

balconette

7.7
A bra with wide-set straps and low-cut cups that lifts the breasts
  • noun
  • /ˌbæl.kəˈnɛt/
translation icon : sujetador balconette
  • She chose a beautiful balconette bra that provided the perfect lift for her dress.

So you got T-shirt bras, you got balconette bras, you got plunge bras, you got full cup bras.

Examples

  • And then we have, if you want something that's even lower, this is a balconette style.

  • So you got T-shirt bras, you got balconette bras, you got plunge bras, you got full cup bras.

    Hannah (Sex & Relationships Education)

  • The balconette style of bra is designed to enhance your shape while keeping the straps wide-set.

  • Many women prefer a balconette because it offers a flattering silhouette under low-cut tops.

Synonyms

bra
vsbalconette
274 1.0

A piece of clothing women wear under their clothes to support their breasts

is a specialised low cup style that lifts and shapes using wide straps
uplift
vsbalconette
1 6.0

A bra that holds the breasts up to give a better shape

focuses on a specific low cut and wide straps to enhance shape

How Revealing

cleavage
  • NSFW
34 4.2
balconette
7.7
bra
274 1.0

Surface Forms

balconette singular
balconettes plural

Etymology

A balconette bra takes its name from balcony and the French ending -ette, meaning 'little', because it makes a short, open line across the chest like a tiny balcony. That's why a balconette bra lifts and shows the top of the breasts, giving a wide, low neckline.