undergarment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From under- + garment.
Meanings
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Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.
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.
2025 September 12, Jack Collins, “Why Did Men Stop Wearing Three-Piece Suits?”, in Gentleman's Gazette:Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel? Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste.
2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)
- (in-plural) Temple garments worn by the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undergarnment | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| undergartment | alternative, nonstandard | lexicographic | |
| undergarments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
long johns (any garment...)
Synonyms
Jesus jammies (temple garments)
Translations (31)
rsk споднї шмати (any garment worn underneath others) · hi अधोवस्त्र (any garment worn underneath others) · ja 下着 (any garment worn underneath others) · hu alsónemű (any garment worn underneath others) · ota چاماشیر (any garment worn underneath others) · es prenda interior (any garment worn underneath others) · ga ball fo-éadaigh (any garment worn underneath others) · be наце́ліва (any garment worn underneath others) · hu fehérnemű (any garment worn underneath others) · gv fo-gharmad (any garment worn underneath others) · ta உள்ளாடை (any garment worn underneath others) · be бялі́зна (any garment worn underneath others) · eo subvesto (any garment worn underneath others) · fr sous-vêtement (any garment worn underneath others) · cy crys (any garment worn underneath others) · el εσώρουχο (any garment worn underneath others) · pl bielizna (any garment worn underneath others) · sv underplagg (any garment worn underneath others) · pt roupa íntima (any garment worn underneath others) · ru испо́днее (any garment worn underneath others) · kk ішкі киім (any garment worn underneath others) · de Unterwäsche (any garment worn underneath others) · ml അടിവസ്ത്രം (any garment worn underneath others) · ga fo-éadaí (any garment worn underneath others) · es prenda íntima (any garment worn underneath others) · ru бельё (any garment worn underneath others) · th ชุดชั้นใน (any garment worn underneath others) · fi alusvaate (any garment worn underneath others) · bg долни дрехи (any garment worn underneath others) · nl onderkledingstuk (any garment worn underneath others) · be спо́дняе (any garment worn underneath others)