lounging pajama
- noun
- /ˈlaʊndʒɪŋ pəˈdʒɑːmə/
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pijama de estar
- He felt cozy in his lounging pajamas as he sipped tea by the fireplace.
Examples
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He carried fishnet stockings and paisley lounging pajamas with Nehru collars.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's just that I feel kind of silly sitting here in my brand-new lounging pajamas.
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She wore her lounging pajamas while watching movies on the sofa.
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On lazy Sundays, I love to stay in my lounging pajamas all day long.
Synonyms
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1.1
A loose jacket and trousers worn for sleeping or relaxing
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3.2
Comfortable casual clothes you wear to relax at home
Loose clothes worn for sleeping or relaxing at home
A loose, comfortable piece of clothing worn at home to relax in
A comfortable robe you wear at home to relax or after a shower
How Relaxing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'pajamas designed for relaxing' is directly and compositionally derived from 'lounge' (to relax) + 'pajama' (sleepwear); the -ing participle functions adjectivally to indicate use or purpose. This is a common, transparent modifier+noun pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound lounging pajama comes from the words lounge, meaning 'to relax', and pajama, meaning 'sleep clothes'. Imagine soft sleep clothes made for sitting on the sofa and relaxing instead of sleeping, so it means 'a comfortable set for relaxing at home'.