nightdress

night·dress

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nahyt-dres]
- /ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs/
- /ˈnaɪt.dres/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyt-dres]
- /ˈnaɪtˌdrɛs/

Definitions of nightdress word

abbreviation NIGHTDRESS nightclothes. 1
noun nightdress a nightgown. 1
noun nightdress A nightgown; female attire designed to be worn to bed. 1
noun nightdress woman's garment worn for sleeping 1
countable noun nightdress A nightdress is a sort of loose dress that a woman or girl wears in bed. 0
noun nightdress a loose dress worn in bed by women 0

See all 8 definitions of nightdress

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Origin of nightdress

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15; night + dress

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Parts of speech for Nightdress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Nightdress

nightdress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for nightdress

noun nightdress

nightgown — a loose gown, worn in bed by women or children.
camisole — A camisole is a short piece of clothing that women wear on the top half of their bodies underneath a shirt or blouse, for example.
dishabille — the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
nightie — a nightgown.
peignoir — a woman's dressing gown.

All 21 Synonyms of nightdress