loungewear

lounge·wear

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lounj-wair]
- /ˈlaʊndʒˌwɛər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lounj-wair]
- /ˈlaʊndʒˌwɛər/

Definitions of loungewear word

noun loungewear articles of clothing suitable for wear during leisure time, especially in the home. 1
noun loungewear Casual, comfortable clothing suitable for wearing at home. 1
noun loungewear casual and comfortable clothes suitable for lounging 0
noun loungewear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing for casual wear, esp. at home 0
noun loungewear Loose clothing in which one can lounge. 0

See all 5 definitions of loungewear

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Origin of loungewear

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; lounge + wear

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Parts of speech for Loungewear

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Loungewear

loungewear popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for loungewear

noun loungewear

nightdress — nightclothes.
nightwear — night clothes.
jams — a preserve of whole fruit, slightly crushed, boiled with sugar: strawberry jam.
jammies — pajamas.
nightshirt — a loose shirtlike garment reaching to the knees or lower, for wearing in bed.

All 7 Synonyms of loungewear