lingerie

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˌlɑnʒəˈreɪ/ UK /ˈlænʒəri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
women's underwear and nightclothes, especially of a delicate kind

The boutique specialized in fine silk lingerie.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · women's underwear and... underwearundergarmentsunderclothes intimatesnightclothes

Word family

Related forms linenlingual

Simplified etymology

Lingerie entered English from French in the mid-19th century and derives from French linge, meaning “linen.”

Etymology

Borrowed from French lingerie ('linen goods, underwear'), from linge ('linen, washable garments'), from Latin līneus ('made of linen'), from līnum ('flax').

lingerie French līnum Latin

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# lingerie

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌlɑnʒəˈreɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlænʒəri/

## Meanings
1. women's underwear and nightclothes, especially of a delicate kind

## Examples
- The boutique specialized in fine silk lingerie.

## Synonyms
- underwear
- undergarments
- underclothes
- intimates
- nightclothes

## Related Forms
- linen
- lingual

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lingerie
- Root: līnum

## Etymology
Borrowed from French lingerie ('linen goods, underwear'), from linge ('linen, washable garments'), from Latin līneus ('made of linen'), from līnum ('flax').

## AI Etymology
Lingerie was borrowed from French lingerie ('linen goods, underwear'), from linge ('linen, washable garments'), from Latin līneus ('made of linen'), from līnum ('flax'). The etymological trail includes French lingerie, Latin līnum. The same word family includes linen, lingual. Its current noun use means "women's underwear and nightclothes, especially of a delicate kind".

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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