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underwear en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈʌndəwɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/ (General-American)
/ˈʌndɚwɚ/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English underwear From under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder.

Meanings

(uncountable, usually) Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
- As a couple of soldiers sing a dirty song, he loses sight of the edge of the stage and falls off in the middle of his dance like a seasoned slapstick artist, his white legs in the air and his filthy underwear visible to all. 2016 June 30, Stefan Hertmans, War and Turpentine, Random House, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 202:
- Don't scratch and bite, my little bear, you'll soon need bigger underwear. 1998, Banjo-Kazooie, Rareware:
(colloquial, uncountable, usually) Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras.
- “A thong,” she answered him breathlessly. Now completely turned on by the fact that his man was sniffing her underwear and grinning like a tiger that took down its prey. That is if tigers could smile and still look sexy. 2006, Toni L. Meilleur, Tournament of Fire:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underwears	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (161)

pa ਕੱਛਾ (underpants and bras) · it intimo (clothes worn next to the skin) · kk ішкиім (clothes worn next to the skin) · grc ζῶμα (clothes worn next to the skin) · ga fo-éadaí (clothes worn next to the skin) · nb undertøy (clothes worn next to the skin) · grc διάζωμα (clothes worn next to the skin) · ka საცვალი (clothes worn next to the skin) · nb dameundertøy (clothes worn next to the skin) · ko 속옷 (clothes worn next to the skin) · ru испо́днее (clothes worn next to the skin) · et aluspesu (underpants and bras) · vi quần trong (clothes worn next to the skin) · et ihupesu (clothes worn next to the skin) · cy dillad isaf (clothes worn next to the skin) · km សម្លៀកបំពាក់ក្នុង (clothes worn next to the skin) · hy ներքնազգեստ (underpants and bras) · sv underkläder (clothes worn next to the skin) · hi कच्छ (underpants and bras) · fr sous-vêtement (clothes worn next to the skin) · eo subvesto (clothes worn next to the skin) · vi quần nhỏ (clothes worn next to the skin) · ja 肌着 (clothes worn next to the skin) · he תַּחְתּוֹנִים (clothes worn next to the skin) · ro chiloți (clothes worn next to the skin) · es chones (clothes worn next to the skin) · hi चड्डी (underpants and bras) · kmr binkiras (clothes worn next to the skin) · ckb دھرپێ (clothes worn next to the skin) · qu juch'uy p'acha (underpants and bras) · ja 下着 (clothes worn next to the skin) · yue 內衣 /内衣 (clothes worn next to the skin) · es ropa interior (clothes worn next to the skin) · ky ич кийим (clothes worn next to the skin) · mt ħwejjeġ ta’ taħt (clothes worn next to the skin) · ru ни́жнее бельё (clothes worn next to the skin) · yue 內衣褲 /内衣裤 (clothes worn next to the skin) · pl bielizna (clothes worn next to the skin) · hu fehérnemű (clothes worn next to the skin) · de Unterwäsche (clothes worn next to the skin) · eo kalsono (clothes worn next to the skin) · lt apatiniai (clothes worn next to the skin) · kmr bincil (clothes worn next to the skin) · vi quần áo lót (clothes worn next to the skin) · twf pànąthóna (clothes worn next to the skin) · cs spodní prádlo (clothes worn next to the skin) · sk spodná bielizeň (clothes worn next to the skin) · gu ચડ્ડી (underpants and bras) · hy ներքնազգեստ (clothes worn next to the skin) · fo undirklæði (clothes worn next to the skin) · tr iç çamaşırı (clothes worn next to the skin) · pt roupa íntima (clothes worn next to the skin) · lv apakšveļa (clothes worn next to the skin) · uli andoerweer (underpants and bras) · th ชุดชั้นใน (clothes worn next to the skin) · unm lamunkpëlëchis (clothes worn next to the skin) · sl spodnje perilo (clothes worn next to the skin) · tl damit panloob (clothes worn next to the skin) · nl ondergoed (clothes worn next to the skin) · sv underplagg (clothes worn next to the skin) · hi जांघिया (underpants and bras) · ca roba interior (clothes worn next to the skin) · el εσώρουχο (clothes worn next to the skin) · gd fo-aodach (clothes worn next to the skin) · tl damit panloob (underpants and bras) · mi toroiho (clothes worn next to the skin) · vo sleafablit (clothes worn next to the skin) · grc περίζωμα (clothes worn next to the skin) · lo ເສື້ອຊ້ອນໃນ (clothes worn next to the skin) · te లోబట్ట (clothes worn next to the skin) · uz ichki kiyim (clothes worn next to the skin) · vi quần chíp (clothes worn next to the skin) · crh ştan (clothes worn next to the skin) · be бялі́зна (clothes worn next to the skin) · vi đồ lót (clothes worn next to the skin) · nan-hbl 下底衫 (clothes worn next to the skin) · lb Ënnerwäsch (clothes worn next to the skin) · es calzones (clothes worn next to the skin) · ro lenjerie de corp (clothes worn next to the skin) · mn дотуур хувцас (clothes worn next to the skin) · ru бельё (clothes worn next to the skin) · fi alusvaatteet (underpants and bras) · vi quần lót (clothes worn next to the skin) · uli andoerweer (clothes worn next to the skin) · vi quần sịp (clothes worn next to the skin) · is nærföt (clothes worn next to the skin) · da undertøj (clothes worn next to the skin) · ro izmene (clothes worn next to the skin) · nan-hbl 內衣 /内衣 (clothes worn next to the skin) · ar مَلَابِس دَاخِلِيَّة (clothes worn next to the skin) · uz ich kiyim (clothes worn next to the skin) · yi אונטערוועש (clothes worn next to the skin) · nan-hbl 內底衫 /内底衫 (clothes worn next to the skin) · nn undertøy (clothes worn next to the skin) · yue 底衫 (clothes worn next to the skin) · vo niblit (clothes worn next to the skin) · pt roupa de baixo (clothes worn next to the skin) · yue 底衫褲 /底衫裤 (clothes worn next to the skin) · cmn 內衣 /内衣 (clothes worn next to the skin) · km ខោអាវទ្រនាប់ (clothes worn next to the skin) · sv underkläder (underpants and bras) · hi जाँघिया (underpants and bras) · fa لباس زیر (clothes worn next to the skin) · kk дамбал (clothes worn next to the skin) · hi कच्छा (underpants and bras) · sq ndërresa (clothes worn next to the skin) · vi quần lót (underpants and bras) · ug ئىچ كىيىم (clothes worn next to the skin) · cmn 內衣褲 /内衣裤 (clothes worn next to the skin) · ryu 下着 (clothes worn next to the skin) · cmn 內衣褲 /内衣裤 (underpants and bras) · vi quần xi-líp (clothes worn next to the skin) · uk біли́зна (clothes worn next to the skin) · nn dameundertøy (clothes worn next to the skin) · ka პერანგის ამხანაგი (clothes worn next to the skin) · bg бельо́ (clothes worn next to the skin) · uk ни́жня біли́зна (clothes worn next to the skin) · cmn 襯衣 /衬衣 (clothes worn next to the skin) · yi וועש (clothes worn next to the skin) · ka ტრუსიკი (clothes worn next to the skin) · be ні́жняя бялі́зна (clothes worn next to the skin) · rsk споднї шмати (clothes worn next to the skin) · hi अधोवस्त्र (clothes worn next to the skin) · my အတွင်းခံ (clothes worn next to the skin) · ny ntchekwera (underpants and bras) · nrf lînge dé d'ssous (clothes worn next to the skin) · arz لباس (clothes worn next to the skin) · tk içki geýim (clothes worn next to the skin) · it biancheria intima (clothes worn next to the skin) · zlw-ocs hácě (clothes worn next to the skin) · nan-hbl 內套 /内套 (clothes worn next to the skin) · vi quần xì (clothes worn next to the skin) · sh доње рубље (clothes worn next to the skin) · ta ஜட்டி (underpants and bras) · nan-hbl 內衫 /内衫 (clothes worn next to the skin) · hu alsónemű (clothes worn next to the skin) · af onderklere (clothes worn next to the skin) · tg либоси таг (clothes worn next to the skin) · ota چاماشیر (clothes worn next to the skin) · fi alusvaatteet (clothes worn next to the skin) · is nærföt (underpants and bras) · sh donje rublje (clothes worn next to the skin) · tt эчке кием (clothes worn next to the skin) · nan-hbl 內衫褲 /内衫裤 (clothes worn next to the skin) · kmr etek (clothes worn next to the skin) · nn underty (clothes worn next to the skin) · qu juch'uy p'acha (clothes worn next to the skin) · pl bielizna (underpants and bras) · mk долна облека (clothes worn next to the skin) · el εσώρουχο (underpants and bras) · sw chupi (clothes worn next to the skin) · az paltar (clothes worn next to the skin) · ro indispensabili (clothes worn next to the skin) · nrf lînge dé corps (clothes worn next to the skin) · th ชั้นใน (clothes worn next to the skin) · ar لِبَاس دَاخِلِيّ (clothes worn next to the skin) · it (colluquial) mutande (clothes worn next to the skin) · nrf habits dé d'ssous (clothes worn next to the skin) · az alt paltarı (clothes worn next to the skin) · cy dilledyn isaf (clothes worn next to the skin) · pt roupa interior (clothes worn next to the skin)

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