underbust
adjective, noun
underbust is spelled U-N-D-E-R-B-U-S-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, underbust means “Below the bust” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in underbust?
| Letters | 9: U-N-D-E-R-B-U-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is underbust?
Underbust appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce underbust?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-underbust.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underbust
- underbusts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underbust mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Below the bust.
noun
- 1
A corset that begins just under the breasts and extends down to the hips.
- 2
The circumference of a woman's chest, measured under the breasts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underbust come from?
From under- + bust.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).