different between lingerie vs nightwear

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French lingerie.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?læn.??.?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l?n.(d)????e?/, /?l?n.(d)??.?i/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?l?n.(d)????æ?/, /?l??.(d)??.?æ?/
• Rhymes: -e?, -i?

Noun

lingerie (usually uncountable, plural lingeries)

1. Women's underwear or nightclothes, now especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
2. (dated) Linen goods collectively.
   • 1906, Dry Goods Guide (volumes 17-18, page 70)

     Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.

Translations

See also

• negligee
• nightie, nighty

Further reading

• lingerie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French lingerie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?n.???ri/, /?l?n.???ri/
• Hyphenation: lin?ge?rie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries or lingerieën, diminutive lingerietje n)

1. lingerie (women's underwear)
2. (dated) lingerie (linens)

Derived terms

• lingerieboetiek
• lingeriedraagster
• lingerieset
• lingeriewinkel
• lingeriezaak

French

Etymology

From linge +? -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l???.?i/

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries)

1. linen room
2. lingerie (clothing)

Descendants

• ? English: lingerie
• ? German: Lingerie
• ? Italian: lingerie
• ? Portuguese: lingerie
• ? Romanian: lenjerie

Further reading

• “lingerie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From French lingerie.

Noun

lingerie f (invariable)

1. lingerie

Further reading

• lingerie in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From French lingerie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l???e??i/

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries)

1. women's underwear

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lingerie.

Further reading

• “lingerie” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingerii)

1. Alternative form of lenjerie

Declension

English

Etymology

night +? -wear

Noun

nightwear (usually uncountable, plural nightwears)

1. Clothes worn at nighttime

Translations

Anagrams

• rethawing, wreathing