undergarment

C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance
US /ˈʌndɚˌɡɑːrmənt/ UK /ˈʌndəˌɡɑːmənt/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an item of clothing worn beneath outer clothes

    The thermal undergarment kept her warm on the ski slopes.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an item of clothing worn... underwearunderclothesunderclothinglingerie
Opposites
outerwear
Word family
Related forms garmentgarnish

Etymology

From under- ('beneath') + garment, from Old French garnement ('clothing, equipment'), from garnir ('to equip, provide, garnish'), of Germanic origin.

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