LINGERIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lingerie mean? 

• LINGERIE (noun)
  The noun LINGERIE has 1 sense:

1. women's underwear and nightclothes

  Familiarity information: LINGERIE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINGERIE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Women's underwear and nightclothes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

intimate apparel; lingerie

Hypernyms ("lingerie" is a kind of...):

underclothes; underclothing; underwear (undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lingerie"):

gown; night-robe; nightdress; nightgown; nightie (lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women)

undies (women's underwear)

 Context examples 

Venus rules beauty, fun, luxury, and all the things that embellish—designer clothes, jewels, perfume, champagne, fine wines and chocolates, flowers, lingerie, and more.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)