Antonyms
Etymology

1. cleavage

noun. ['ˈkliːvədʒ, ˈkliːvɪdʒ'] the state of being split or cleft.

Antonyms

Etymology

  • -age (English)
  • -age (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • cleave (English)
  • cleofian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

Rhymes with Cleavage

  • davidge
  • pincavage
  • ravage
  • salvage
  • sauvage
  • savage
  • savidge
  • selvage
  • selvidge
  • sincavage

How do you pronounce cleavage?

Pronounce cleavage as ˈklivɪʤ.

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2. cleavage

noun. ['ˈkliːvədʒ, ˈkliːvɪdʒ'] the act of cleaving or splitting.

Antonyms

Etymology

  • -age (English)
  • -age (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • cleave (English)
  • cleofian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

3. cleavage

noun. ['ˈkliːvədʒ, ˈkliːvɪdʒ'] the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts).

Synonyms

Etymology

  • -age (English)
  • -age (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • cleave (English)
  • cleofian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

4. cleavage

noun. ['ˈkliːvədʒ, ˈkliːvɪdʒ'] (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum.

Etymology

  • -age (English)
  • -age (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • cleave (English)
  • cleofian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

5. cleavage

noun. ['ˈkliːvədʒ, ˈkliːvɪdʒ'] the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules.

Etymology

  • -age (English)
  • -age (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • cleave (English)
  • cleofian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))