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BNC: 44126 COCA: 28242

negligee

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
negligee /ˌnɛgləˈʒeɪ/ noun
plural negligees
negligee
/ˌnɛgləˈʒeɪ/
noun
plural negligees
Learner's definition of NEGLIGEE
[count]
: a long piece of clothing made of a thin material (such as silk) that is worn in bed by women(质地轻薄的)女式长睡衣
BNC: 44126 COCA: 28242

negligee

noun

neg·​li·​gee ˌne-glə-ˈzhā How to pronounce negligee (audio)
ˈne-glə-ˌzhā
variants or less commonly negligé
1
: a woman's long flowing usually sheer dressing gown
2
: carelessly informal or incomplete attire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When Rihanna attended a Paris Dior show in nothing but a black mesh negligee, proudly showing off her baby bump, legions of fans (and the audience in attendance) did not clutch their pearls but applauded. Christina Binkley, Town & Country, 23 Aug. 2022 But one of her negligee and dressing gown sets sold at auction in 2008 for $1100. Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2022 Drake herself appears, wearing a pink negligee and an eagle-head mask, a Halloween leftover that could be playful but here, amid other bits of strangeness, suggests some sort of ritual gathering. Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2022 The pop star posted three photos and a selfie video of the graphic getup on Monday (Nov. 1), wearing a hot-pink-and-black negligee with fuzzy leopard-print handcuffs and fake blood covering her face and hands. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2021 Sandra Bush, who died in 2012, wore a red negligee with a deep open neck and a wide black belt. New York Times, 13 Oct. 2021 Lions, female sphinxes, deer and other symbols of the house are printed on long negligee-style dress in pink-beige and black crêpe. Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 7 May 2021 The full video dropped at midnight, and features Madonna dragging on what appears to be a cigar (or might something stronger), sporting platinum blond hair and wearing some fetching negligee. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 7 May 2021 Esther, who can’t read but can sew like a virtuoso, supports herself by making negligees and corsets for women across the social strata. San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French négligé "casualness, casual or informal dress," from past participle of négliger "to disregard, neglect, treat carelessly," going back to Middle French negliger, borrowed from Latin neglegere, neclegere, necligere "to disregard, do nothing about, fail to care for" — more at neglect entry 1

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of negligee was in 1756
BNC: 44126 COCA: 28242

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