Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Without a breast or breasts: Describes a person, animal, or figure that lacks one or both mammary glands or the chest area typically associated with them. It can refer to a natural state or a result of surgery or injury.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The ancient statue was damaged and appeared breastless. (The statue had lost the part representing its chest.)
  • After her mastectomy, she described herself as breastless but not broken. (She referred to her physical state following the surgical removal of her breasts.)

Advanced Usage

• In medical or anatomical contexts: The term is used clinically to describe a condition or postoperative state.
  • The patient's chart noted the breastless contour following the radical procedure.
• In artistic or descriptive contexts: Used to describe depictions of figures, often in mythology or abstract art.
  • The artist's sketches featured strong, breastless warrior women.

Variants and Related Words

• Breast (n): The front part of a person's or animal's body between the neck and the stomach; specifically, the mammary gland.
• Breasted (adj): Having a breast or breasts of a specified kind (e.g., , ).

Synonyms

• Flat-chested: Having very small or unnoticeable breasts (often used for a natural physique, whereas can imply complete absence).
• Mastectomized: Having undergone surgical removal of a breast (a more specific medical term).

Antonyms

• Breasted: Having a breast or breasts.
• Buxom: (Of a woman) having a full, shapely figure.

Adjective

1. without a breast