Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedwear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bed-wear
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clothing that is suitable be worn in bed.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the schoolroom she would sit alone in a loving glow as frail clouds of wool grew through her clever fingers into wraps and misty bedwear for Lady Grizel's birthday or Christmas presents."
"Better to be thought chronically shy than to have landladies with duplicate keys sneaking in at night in their bedwear."
"She appeared to be wearing a laced white nightgown as the hour of the evening was growing late, with an overcoat over to hide her bedwear."

Etymology

From bed + -wear.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bed

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

nightwear sleepwear

Questions

What does bedwear mean?: Clothing that is suitable be worn in bed.
Where does bedwear come from?: From bed + -wear.

How to pronounce bedwear

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