PAJAMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pajama mean? 

• PAJAMA (noun)
  The noun PAJAMA has 2 senses:

1. a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries

2. (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers

  Familiarity information: PAJAMA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAJAMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pajama; pyjama

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

pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

jammies; pajama; pj's; pyjama

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

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear (garments designed to be worn in bed)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

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

sleeper (pajamas with feet; worn by children)

 Context examples 

Wash your pajamas and bed sheets often.

(Pinworms, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

I went over and opened it and found in the corridor without, Arthur and Quincey in pajamas and slippers: the former spoke:—I heard your man call up Dr. Van Helsing and tell him of an accident.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

My commutation ticket came back to me with a dark stain from his hand. That any one should care in this heat whose flushed lips he kissed, whose head made damp the pajama pocket over his heart!

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

We went upstairs, through period bedrooms swathed in rose and lavender silk and vivid with new flowers, through dressing rooms and poolrooms, and bathrooms with sunken baths—intruding into one chamber where a dishevelled man in pajamas was doing liver exercises on the floor.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)