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Meaning of Undergarment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌʌn.də(ɹ)ˈɡɑɹ.mənt

Definitions

  1. Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.
  2. Temple garments worn by the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
    in-plural

Equivalents

العربية ثوْب تحتيّ غلالة
Cymraeg crys
Deutsch Untergewand Unterwäsche
Ελληνικά εσώρουχο
Suomi alusvaate ihokas
Français sous-vêtement
Gaeilge ball fo-éadaigh fo-éadaí
हिन्दी अधोवस्त्र
Magyar alsónemű fehérnemű
Bahasa Indonesia dalaman
日本語 下着
한국어 속옷
മലയാളം അടിവസ്ത്രം
Nederlands onderkledingstuk
Polski bielizna
Русский бельё исподнее
Svenska underplagg
தமிழ் உள்ளாடை
ไทย ชุดชั้นใน
Tiếng Việt nội y

Examples

“Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel? Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have⟳ a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own⟳ unruly waste⟳.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Undergarments undergarnish undergear undergeneral undergeneralisation undergeneralization

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