négligée
/ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
In the style of a negligee; revealing, titillating.
noun
A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy or revealing; a nightie.
Example Sentences
- "[S]he had on a lilac Negligee, Gause Cuffs trimmed richly, with Flowers and spangles, spangled shoes, Bows of Gause and Flowers, and a Cap!"
- "“Good! My lady will be sitting in her boudoir, very much in negligee, about now.”"
- "Enkhbayar has promised more jobs, free education and higher public service wages to the poverty-ravaged country. But who needs those when you've got dancing girls in black negligees?"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe Proto-Italic *nekʷe Latin neque Latin nec Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin lego Latin negligere French négligerder. French négligébor. English négligée From French négligée f (past participle, adjective), from French négligé m (“underdressed; loose garment”, past participle, adjective, noun), past participle of négliger (“to neglect”), from Latin negligere.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/