unbonneted

Without a bonnet

Unbonneted means without a bonnet—bareheaded, with the head uncovered.

The word is archaic, from an era when bonnets were standard headwear for women and children: She stood unbonneted in the rain.

Shakespeare used it to describe someone stripped of rank or dignity, the missing bonnet signaling humiliation or vulnerability.

exposed

unprotected

Without safeguard or shield

vulnerableOpen to attack
defenselessWithout means to resist
unshelteredHaving no overhead protection

unshielded · open · susceptible · bare · naked · uncovered · weather-beaten · sunburnt · elements · windblown

immodest

impropriety

Unsuitable or inappropriate behavior

scandalDisgraceful public affair
indecorousViolating standards of propriety
unseemlyInappropriate for the occasion

brazen · bold · shameless · unladylike · rebellious · defiant · unconventional · Victorian · propriety

informal

casual

Relaxed and informal

relaxedFree of stress
unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
unpretentiousLacking false superiority

unaffected · natural · easygoing · comfortable · unstuffy · unfussy · simple · spontaneous · underdressed · unofficial

bareheaded

hatless

Without head covering

bare-headedHaving no headwear
uncappedHaving no cover
unhattedWithout a cap

scalp · hair · bald · tresses · locks · pate · crown · coiffure · mane · wig

Opposites

head covering

unbonnetedbonneted

Wearing old-fashioned headgear

hatted · capped · hooded · covered · veiled

Family

bonnet, bonnets, bonneted, unhat

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G