underwear
Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothingClothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
» Tom was wearing nothing but his underwear.
Tom trug nichts außer seiner Unterwäsche.
На Томе ничего не было, кроме нижнего белья.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
Unterwäsche
ни́жнее бельёnížneje belʹjó, испо́днееispódneje, бельёbelʹjó
ни́жня біли́знаnýžnja bilýzna, біли́знаbilýzna
undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
(colloquial, uncountable, usually)Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras.
Examples
103 sentencesTom was wearing nothing but his underwear.
ruНа Томе ничего не было, кроме нижнего белья.
deTom trug nichts außer seiner Unterwäsche.
Tom is wearing nothing but his underwear.
Tom says he doesn't usually wear underwear.
Tom says that he doesn't usually wear underwear.
I always wash new underwear before wearing it.
ruЯ всегда стираю новое нижнее бельё, прежде чем его надеть.
Translations
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Forms
plural: underwears| Singular | underwear |
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uncountable
Synonyms
16 synonyms- undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments:underclothesunderclothing
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable