négligée
English
Etymology
From French négligée f (past participle, adjective), from French négligé m (“underdressed; loose garment”, past participle, adjective, noun), past participle of négliger (“to neglect”), from Latin negligere.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/
Noun
négligée (plural négligées)
- A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing; a nightie.
- 2000, The Guardian, 4 July 2000:
- Enkhbayar has promised more jobs, free education and higher public service wages to the poverty-ravaged country. But who needs those when you've got dancing girls in black negligees?
- 2000, The Guardian, 4 July 2000:
- (obsolete) A woman's lightweight gown.
- (obsolete) A state of careless undress.
- (obsolete) A necklace, usually of red coral.
Translations
nightgown
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne.ɡli.ʒe/
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