Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loungewear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: loungewear
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Loose clothing in which one can lounge.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“I love that loungewear has become a prevailing new category,” said Barbara Lippert, 65, a writer. “During the worst part of the pandemic even jeans seemed like an overreach, requiring that complex button and zipper action. And cardigans were too much work.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English lounge Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English loungewear From lounge + -wear.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does loungewear mean?: Loose clothing in which one can lounge.
Where does loungewear come from?: Etymology tree English lounge Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English loungewear From lounge + -wear.

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