Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undergarment

/ˈʌndɚˌɡɑɹmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-gar-ment
IPA: /ˈʌndɚˌɡɑɹmənt/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

noun

Temple garments worn by the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Example Sentences

"Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel? Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste."
"In the Victorian Era, exposing your shirtfront in public was considered improper, as shirts were viewed as undergarments. Waistcoats concealed this and helped [to] tame oversized, billowy shirts."

Etymology

From under- + garment.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʌndɚˌɡɑɹmənt/
British English: /ˈʌndəˌɡɑːmənt/

Inflected Forms

undergarments (plural) undergarnment (alternative, nonstandard) undergartment (alternative, nonstandard)

Synonyms

Jesus jammies unmentionable

Questions

How do you pronounce undergarment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚˌɡɑɹmənt/.
What does undergarment mean?: Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.
Where does undergarment come from?: From under- + garment.

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