negligee

Noun

Meaning

An easy, unceremonious attire; undress; also, a kind of easy robe or dressing gown worn by women.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wrapper housecoat peignoir neglige shirt smock robe wrap gown undress nightgown camisole nightdress lingerie nightshirt
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Antonyms

dress attire clothe get dressed get changed get dressed up
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Hypernyms

woman's clothing

Hyponyms

camisole brunch coat

Examples

My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee. Unfortunately, she was just coming home. Rodney Dangerfield

She undressed slowly, dreamily, and when she was naked, she selected a bright red negligee to wear so that the blood would not show. Sidney Sheldon

Some men got excited by white lace and a translucent negligee. My love muffin got excited by a woman dressed to murder. There was probably something deeply twisted about that. Lucky for me, negligees were never my thing. Ilona Andrews

Abby Walker Mulgrew is counting on two things to breathe life back into her marriage: the Alaskan cruise she and her husband, Wil, have planned, and the see-through negligee she has purchased for the trip. Source: Internet

Each photo pictures a woman in a white negligee, wrists slashed, suicide-style--posed like Snow White awaiting her prince's kiss. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

negligably neglige negligeable negligeed negligence negligence apportionment