brimless
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Definition
Adjective: - Without a brim: Describes a hat or other head covering that lacks a projecting edge or rim around its crown.
Usage
The adjective "brimless" is used to modify nouns, specifically types of headwear, to indicate the absence of a brim. It is a descriptive term. - He wore a traditional brimless cap. - The brimless design offered no shade from the sun.
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive Contrast: Used to distinguish a style from its brimmed counterparts.
- For the ceremony, brimmed hats were required; brimless ones were not permitted.
Variants and Related Words
- Brim (noun): The projecting edge around the bottom of a hat.
- Brimmed (adjective): Having a brim.
- She preferred a wide-brimmed sun hat.
Synonyms
- Edgeless (in the specific context of headwear lacking a rim).
- Rimless (can be synonymous when referring to the absence of a projecting edge, though "rimless" is more common for eyeglasses).
Antonyms
- Brimmed
- Wide-brimmed
Adjective
- without a brim
- a brimless hat