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Meaning of nightie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈnaɪti

Definitions

A woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed.

informal

Equivalents

Deutsch Nachthemd
Suomi negligee
Türkçe gecelik

Examples

“I was too embarrassed to answer the door in my nightie.”
“The clip shows the 67-year-old enfant terrible of French letters in pyjamas lying on a bed next to a woman in a nightie, smoking and laughing.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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