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pajamas

pa·ja·mas
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puh-jah-muh z, -jam-uh z]
    • /pəˈdʒɑ məz, -ˈdʒæm əz/
    • /pɪˈdʒɑː.məz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-jah-muh z, -jam-uh z]
    • /pəˈdʒɑ məz, -ˈdʒæm əz/

Definitions of pajamas word

  • noun pajamas night clothes consisting of loose-fitting trousers and jacket. 1
  • noun pajamas loose-fitting trousers, usually of silk or cotton, worn by both sexes in Asia, especially in the East. 1
  • noun plural pajamas two-piece sleepwear 1
  • noun plural pajamas a pair of loose silk or cotton trousers worn originally in the Near East 0
  • noun plural pajamas a loosely fitting sleeping or lounging suit consisting of top and trousers 0

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Origin of pajamas

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; plural of pajama < Hindi, variant of pāyjāma < Persian pāy leg + jāma garment

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Parts of speech for Pajamas

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pajamas popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pajamas

noun pajamas

  • bedgown — a nightdress
  • jams — a preserve of whole fruit, slightly crushed, boiled with sugar: strawberry jam.
  • nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
  • nightdress — nightclothes.
  • nightgown — a loose gown, worn in bed by women or children.

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