Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underclothing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-cloth-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

clothing worn next to the skin; underwear.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She came in now, but to the closet; from it she took a simple skirt and blouse. Picking up her underclothing she departed, obviously to dress somewhere else."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English clothing English underclothing From under- + clothing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

underclothings (plural)

Synonyms

underwear underclothes

Questions

What does underclothing mean?: clothing worn next to the skin; underwear.
Where does underclothing come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English clothing English underclothing From under- + clothing.

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