underwear B1 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/ UK /ˈʌndəwɛə/ See IPA manual Freq #3413 Meanings 1 noun Clothes worn next to the skin, under your outer clothes. She packed clean underwear and socks for the trip. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · clothes worn next to the... underclothesunderclothing More lingerieshreddiesskivviessmallclothessmallsundergarmentunderthingsundiesunmentionables Etymology AI details From under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder. Topics The Human Body External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # underwear **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʌndəwɛə/ **Frequency rank:** 3413 ## Meanings 1. Clothes worn next to the skin, under your outer clothes. ## Examples - She packed clean underwear and socks for the trip. ## Synonyms - lingerie - shreddies - skivvies - smallclothes - smalls - underclothes - underclothing - undergarment - underthings - undies - unmentionables ## Etymology From under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder. ## AI Etymology Underwear is from under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder. In present-day use, it can mean clothes worn next to the skin, under your outer clothes. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown