lingerie C2+ Topic:Describing People 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... underwearundergarmentsunderclothesintimatesnightclothes Word family Related forms linenlingual Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing People markdown