breasted

Thân thiện

A small red-breasted sandpiper wades in the shallow water.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified: Used to describe the presence, size, shape, or color of a breast or chest area. This adjective is most commonly used in combination with another word (a compound adjective) to form a descriptive term.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The red-breasted robin is a common sight in the garden. (This describes a bird with a red chest.)
  • She felt more confident after buying a well-fitted dress for her small-breasted figure. (This describes a person with small breasts.)
  • The suit was single-breasted with two buttons. (This describes a style of jacket with one row of buttons down the front.)

Advanced Usage

• Used Chiefly in Compounds: The word "breasted" is almost never used alone as a standalone adjective. Its primary function is to form compound adjectives. The first part of the compound specifies an attribute of the breast(s).
  • Size-based: flat-breasted, full-breasted, large-breasted.
  • Color-based: yellow-breasted, white-breasted, black-breasted.
  • Style-based (for clothing): double-breasted (a jacket with two parallel rows of buttons), single-breasted (a jacket with one row of buttons).

Variants and Related Words

• Breast (noun): The front part of the body between the neck and the abdomen; the chest. Also refers specifically to the mammary gland.
• -Breasted (suffix): A combining form used to create descriptive compound adjectives, as explained above.

Synonyms

• Chested: Can sometimes be used similarly, especially in ornithology (e.g., ), though "breasted" is more common.
• Having a bosom (archaic or literary): This is not a direct synonym but relates to the same area.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• N/A: "Breasted" is an adjective and does not form phrasal verbs.

Related Idioms

• N/A: There are no common idioms that use the word "breasted" in isolation. Its use is confined to descriptive compound terms.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds
   • small-breasted
   • red-breasted sandpiper