noun · uncountable · rare

lingerie

женское нижнее бельё, дамское бельё

Dessous, Reizwäsche, Lingerie, Damenunterwäsche

Underwear or nightclothes, especially when lacy or designed to be seductiveUnderwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.

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UK/ˈlɒndʒəɹi/US/ˌlɑn.ʒəˈɹeɪ/

» Taobao suggested sexy and cute lingerie for me.

Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable, usually)Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
Damenunterwäsche, Dessous, Lingerie
да́мское бельёdámskoje belʹjó, же́нское ни́жнее бельёžénskoje nížneje belʹjó
women's underwear and nightclothes
(dated, uncountable, usually)Linen goods collectively.

Examples

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Taobao suggested sexy and cute lingerie for me.
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Tom tried to convince Mary to put on sexy lingerie.
ruТом пытался убедить Мэри надеть сексуальное белье.
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I've done the lingerie.
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Anna wore the lingerie.
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Sami was doing his lingerie.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

underwear or nightclothes:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

underwear or nightclothes:

Origin

Borrowed from French lingerie (“linen closet”). The irregular pronunciation is a hyperfore

Borrowed from French lingerie (“linen closet”). The irregular pronunciation is a hyperforeignism; it may derive from the frequent shift of /ɛ̃/ (which is this word's first vowel in standard French) toward /ɑ̃/ or [æ̃] in European French, which also tends to be drifted towards /ɔ̃/.

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