laundry

B2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #3377

Meanings

1

noun
Clothes and other items that need to be washed, or that have just been washed.

You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.
2

noun
The activity of washing clothes.

In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day.
3

noun
A place or business where clothes are washed and ironed.

She dropped her shirts off at the laundry on the corner.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · clothes and other items... wash

More laundrettelaundromatlavatorywashateriawashing

Word family

Forms laundries

Derived forms laundry-marklaundrylesslaundrymaidlaundrymanlaundrymatlaundryownerlaundrywomannonlaundry

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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hang laundry
put washed clothes on a line or rack to dry

Verb + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Don't wash your dirty linen in public
Matching variant: One does not wash one's dirty laundry in public

Etymology

From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.

*lewh₃- Proto-Indo-European lavendrie Middle English lavanderie Old French lavandaria Latin

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Topics

Clothing & Appearance

External links

# laundry

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 3377

## Meanings
1. Clothes and other items that need to be washed, or that have just been washed.
2. The activity of washing clothes.
3. A place or business where clothes are washed and ironed.

## Examples
- You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.
- In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day.
- She dropped her shirts off at the laundry on the corner.

## Synonyms
- laundrette
- laundromat
- lavatory
- washateria
- washing

## Derived Forms
- laundry-mark
- laundryless
- laundrymaid
- laundryman
- laundrymat
- laundryowner
- laundrywoman
- nonlaundry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *lewh₃-
- Root: lavendrie
- Root: lavanderie
- Root: lavandaria

## Etymology
From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.

## AI Etymology
Laundry comes from Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder. The historical line also includes *lewh₃-.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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