Standard Lemma guide

bustier

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbʌsti.ə(ɹ)/
  • bŭsʹtē-ər
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈbuːstiɚ/
  • /ˈbuːstieɪ/
  • /ˈbʌ-/
  • bo͞osʹtē-ā
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B AH1 S T Y ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of busty: more busty

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tight-fitting women's top, often strapless, which covers the bust and sometimes extends over the belly, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bustiere

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: top

History

Etymology

See busty.

Borrowed from French bustier, from buste + -ier.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 緊身女胸衣 /紧身女胸衣 (jǐnshēn nǚxiōngyī) — a tight-fitting women's top
  • French: bustier — a tight-fitting women's top
  • German: Bustier — a tight-fitting women's top
  • Italian: bustino — a tight-fitting women's top
  • Japanese: ビスチェ (bisuche) — a tight-fitting women's top
  • Kazakh: бюстье (büste) — a tight-fitting women's top
  • Kyrgyz: бюстье (byustye) — a tight-fitting women's top
  • Portuguese: bustiê — a tight-fitting women's top