undergarment

C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˈʌndɚˌɡɑːrmənt/ UK /ˈʌndəˌɡɑːmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an item of clothing worn beneath outer clothes

The thermal undergarment kept her warm on the ski slopes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an item of clothing worn... underwear underclothes underclothing lingerie

Opposites

outerwear

Word family

Related forms garment garnish

Etymology

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

under Old English garnement Old French *warnōną Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Clothing & Appearance Word Formation & Derivatives

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# undergarment

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

## Meanings
1. an item of clothing worn beneath outer clothes

## Examples
- The thermal undergarment kept her warm on the ski slopes.

## Synonyms
- underwear
- underclothes
- underclothing
- lingerie

## Antonyms
- outerwear

## Related Forms
- garment
- garnish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: under
- Root: garnement
- Root: *warnōną

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

## AI Etymology
Undergarment is from under- ('beneath') + garment, from Old French garnement ('clothing, equipment'), from garnir ('to equip, provide, garnish'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include under (Old English), garnement (Old French), and *warnōną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the under- element contributes the sense of beneath, lower rank, concealment, or insufficiency, depending on the base it modifies. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers an item of clothing worn beneath outer clothes. The wider family includes related words such as garment and garnish.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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