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undergarment

undergarment

22 2.4
Clothing you wear under other clothes next to the skin
  • noun
  • /ˈʌndərˌɡɑrmənt/
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  • She wore a comfortable undergarment underneath her dress that felt soft against her skin.
  • wear an undergarment

I will play that game, but with undergarments and swimsuits.

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Examples

  • You can keep your undergarments on if you like.

  • Co-gene's advice about the supportive undergarment now caused Nona's bosom to manifest magnificently despite the unflattering tunic.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • But now that we have an undergarment, maybe it's time to explore what goes over these days.

  • What exactly was the undergarment just referred to?

  • I got my undergarments and now we go to the shower.

  • Skims has completely transformed my undergarment world.

  • After this ceremony, they wear the white undergarments as a reminder of their commitment.

    Blog text (25)
  • Of course, I was wearing women's undergarments under my uniform.

  • Hiram, I'm in my undergarments.

  • I wear three petticoats over my undergarments, a waistcoat, and my white apron.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

underwear
vsundergarment
507 1.0

Clothes that you wear next to your skin under other clothes

is the neutral general term for such garments
unmentionable
vsundergarment
  • Archaic
4 9.5

An item of underwear that you are embarrassed to mention

is the neutral word for such items without joking or embarrassment
underthing
vsundergarment
  • Informal
3 8.4

A piece of clothing worn under other clothes like socks or an undershirt

is the neutral term used in formal or general contexts
underclothing
vsundergarment
1 1.4

Clothes you wear next to your skin under other clothes

is the broad neutral category for clothing under outerwear
underclothes
vsundergarment
1.5

Clothes worn next to the skin under other clothes

is the general term covering this everyday layer of clothing
undergarb
vsundergarment
5.9

Clothes worn next to your body, like underwear

is the standard general label for that inner clothing layer
smallclothes
vsundergarment
  • Archaic
9.9

Underwear men wore under their clothes in the past

is the general modern term for any garment worn under outer clothes
underlayer
vsundergarment
3.8

A thin piece of clothing worn under other clothes to keep you warm and dry

is the general term for any clothing worn next to the skin

Antonyms

A piece of clothing like a coat worn over other clothes for warmth or protection

How Formal

undergarment
22 2.4
underwear
507 1.0
undies
  • Informal
1 7.7

Surface Forms

undergarment singular
undergarments plural

Morphology

undergarment = garment (transparent) = under + garment

The meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'under-' + 'garment': clothing worn beneath outer clothes.

Etymology

The word undergarment is made of two parts: under, meaning 'below', and garment, meaning 'clothing'. So an undergarment is a piece of clothing you wear under your outer clothes or next to the skin.