"négligée" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-négligée.wav
Etymology: From French négligée f (past participle, adjective), from French négligé m (“underdressed; loose garment”, past participle, adjective, noun), past participle of négliger (“to neglect”), from Latin negligere. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|négligée|g=f|pos=past participle, adjective}} French négligée f (past participle, adjective), {{der|en|fr|négligé||underdressed; loose garment|g=m|pos=past participle, adjective, noun}} French négligé m (“underdressed; loose garment”, past participle, adjective, noun), {{der|en|la|negligere}} Latin negligere Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} négligée
  1. (obsolete) Carelessly or unceremoniously dressed. Tags: obsolete
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  2. (of clothing) In the style of a negligee; revealing, titillating. Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-négligée-en-adj-9HMuGWWy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: négligé, negligee, negligée

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-négligée.wav Forms: négligées [plural]
Etymology: From French négligée f (past participle, adjective), from French négligé m (“underdressed; loose garment”, past participle, adjective, noun), past participle of négliger (“to neglect”), from Latin negligere. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|négligée|g=f|pos=past participle, adjective}} French négligée f (past participle, adjective), {{der|en|fr|négligé||underdressed; loose garment|g=m|pos=past participle, adjective, noun}} French négligé m (“underdressed; loose garment”, past participle, adjective, noun), {{der|en|la|negligere}} Latin negligere Head templates: {{en-noun}} négligée (plural négligées)
  1. (obsolete) A woman's lightweight gown of the eighteenth century. Tags: obsolete
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  2. (now historical) A necklace of beads, pearls etc. Tags: historical
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  3. (now rare) A state of careless undress or very informal attire. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-négligée-en-noun-45M389Nx
  4. A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing; a nightie. Translations (nightgown): неглиже (negliže) [neuter] (Bulgarian), пеньоар (penjoar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 女便服 (nǚbiànfú) (Chinese Mandarin), 晨衣 (chényī) (Chinese Mandarin), negližé [neuter] (Czech), negligé [neuter] (Dutch), negližee (Estonian), neglige (Finnish), nuisette [feminine] (French), négligé [masculine] (French), Negligé [neuter] (German), νεγκλιζέ (negklizé) [neuter] (Greek), neglizsé (Hungarian), ネグリジェ (negurije) (Japanese), negliż [masculine] (Polish), camisola [feminine] (Portuguese), неглиже́ (negližé) [neuter] (Russian), negližé [neuter] (Slovak), camisón de encaje [masculine] (Spanish), picardías [masculine] (Spanish), negligé [common-gender] (Swedish), neglije (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-négligée-en-noun-VTjAB0oP Disambiguation of 'nightgown': 11 2 5 83
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Synonyms: négligé, negligee, negligée

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "女便服"
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      "sense": "nightgown",
      "word": "晨衣"
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      "word": "negližé"
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      "sense": "nightgown",
      "word": "negližee"
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      "sense": "nightgown",
      "word": "neglige"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "nightgown",
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      "word": "nuisette"
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      "word": "négligé"
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      "sense": "nightgown",
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      "word": "Negligé"
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      "sense": "nightgown",
      "word": "neglizsé"
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      "roman": "negurije",
      "sense": "nightgown",
      "word": "ネグリジェ"
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      "sense": "nightgown",
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      "word": "negliż"
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      "sense": "nightgown",
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      "word": "camisola"
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      "sense": "nightgown",
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      "word": "camisón de encaje"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "nightgown",
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      "word": "picardías"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "negligé"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "nightgown",
      "word": "neglije"
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}

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