Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nightwear

/ˈnaɪt.wɛ(ə)ɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: nightwear
IPA: /ˈnaɪt.wɛ(ə)ɹ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English night 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 nightwear From night + -wear.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnaɪt.wɛ(ə)ɹ/
British English: /ˈnaɪt.wɛə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

nightwears (plural)

Phrases

Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class II § 225. Clothing -- the closest included

Frequently Paired Words

:Category:Clothing Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class II § 225. Clothing -- the closest included

Synonyms

bedwear nightclothes nightgear nightwear sleepingwear sleepwear

Questions

How do you pronounce nightwear?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnaɪt.wɛ(ə)ɹ/.
What does nightwear mean?: Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
Where does nightwear come from?: Etymology tree English night 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 nightwear From night + -wear.

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