Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

netherwear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nether-wear
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clothing worn underneath; underwear; nethergarments.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The campaign obviously caused havoc with the soldiers' netherwear, [...]"
"'I see. Well, I wonder if I might ask you a very big favour.' 'You might, Mr ... er ...' 'Acheson,' the salesman aid. 'Bless you,' said Lestrade. 'What favour?' 'Well, I'm in ladies' netherwear ...' Acheson confessed."
"In Scottish regiments the Glengarry bonnet was worn by all, while the highland regiments still maintained the kilt as a suitable netherwear for active service."
"[...] spas where you take off your bra but wear disposable netherwear; [...]"

Etymology

From nether- + -wear.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nether
Suffix: wear

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

netherwears (plural)

Questions

What does netherwear mean?: Clothing worn underneath; underwear; nethergarments.
Where does netherwear come from?: From nether- + -wear.

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