open-necked

Casual shirt style

Open-necked describes a shirt or blouse worn without the top button fastened, leaving the collar open and the neck exposed: He arrived in an open-necked shirt, no tie.

The term typically applies to dress shirts worn casually rather than formally.

casual

unbuttoned

Freed from fasteners

collarNeck encirclement
tielessLacking neck adornment
relaxedFree of stress

informal · polo · leisure · weekend · untucked · sporty · laid-back · smart-casual · comfortable · effortless

garments

shirt

Upper body garment

blouseLoose-fitting upper garment
henleyCollarless shirt with buttons
tunicLoose hip-length top

kaftan · guayabera · dashiki · kurta · linen · cotton · chambray · poplin · silk · short-sleeved

style

Mediterranean

Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia

resortPlace for getaways
summeryCharacteristic of warm months
coastalOf the shoreline

European · holiday · vacation · sophisticated · debonair · suave · rakish · dapper · elegant · refined

Opposites

collar fastening

open-neckedbuttoned-up

Formally reserved, emotionally guarded

buttoned · fastened · turtleneck · tied · collared

formality of dress

open-neckedbuttoned-up

Formally reserved, emotionally guarded

formal · strait-laced · proper · conservative

Family

open, neck, opened, opening, opens, opener, openers, openness, openly

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G