Definitions for lingerie
ˌlɑn ʒəˈreɪ, -ˈri, ˌlɛ̃-, ˈlæn ʒəˌri, -dʒə-lin·gerie

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lingerie, intimate apparelnoun

   women's underwear and nightclothes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lingerienoun

   Women's underwear or nightclothes, now especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.

2. Etymology: From lingerie.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lingerie

   Lingerie (UK: , US: , French: [lɛ̃ʒʁi] (listen)) is a category of primarily women's clothing including undergarments (mainly brassieres), sleepwear, and lightweight robes. The choice of the word is often motivated by an intention to imply that the garments are alluring, fashionable, or both. In a 2015 US survey, 75% of women and 26% of men reported having worn "sexy lingerie" in their lifetime.Lingerie is made of lightweight, stretchy, smooth, sheer or decorative fabrics such as silk, satin, Lycra, charmeuse, chiffon, or (especially and traditionally) lace. These fabrics can be made of various natural fibres like silk or cotton or of various synthetic fibres like polyester or nylon.

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1. lingerie

   Lingerie is a category of women's clothing, primarily worn under other clothes. It includes lightweight, comfortable, fashionable, and typically alluring undergarments such as bras, panties, negligees, nightgowns, and underwear, often made from delicate and sensual materials like lace, silk, or satin. Lingerie is designed to be visually appealing, and some types are meant to shape the wearer's body in specific ways.

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Lingerie

   Lingerie are fashionable and typically alluring undergarments. Lingerie may also refer to undergarments including flexible, stretchy, sheer, or decorative materials like Lycra, nylon, polyester, satin, lace, silk and sheer fabric. However, certain cotton or synthetic undergarments can also be considered to be lingerie. The term in the French language applies to all undergarments for either gender. In English it is applied specifically to those undergarments designed to be visually appealing or erotic.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lingerie

   lang-zhe-rē′, n. linen goods, esp. women's underclothing. [Fr.,—linge, flax—L. linum.]

Matched Categories

1. • Underwear

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce lingerie?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say lingerie in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lingerie in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lingerie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of lingerie in a Sentence

1. Heather Lynn:

   For Japan occasionally they ask for curvy models, mostly for lingerie.

2. Jude Al-Khalil:

   If you look at the most challenging and intimidating categories to shop for, it’s lingerie, jeans and swimwear.

3. Von Teese:

   If you think too much about how to seduce someone else, it’s an epic fail, to seduce someone is to make them want to know more about you, to be part of your world. So if you are trying to please someone else, you’re failing at seduction. I always say to think about yourself and how you present yourself to the world and how you practice that every day. I believe in wearing my nice lingerie every single day. It’s a moment that doesn’t take any extra time out of your day. It’s also a small way to exude glamour and beauty in everyday life.

4. Jessica Lauppe-Guy:

   It’s super feminine with sheer and mesh details and eyelash lace that is used traditionally in lingerie.

5. Ashley Graham:

   You can eat a whole bowl of pasta and then you can go and do a lingerie shoot the next day, and I say to myself, ‘What the hell was I thinking?’ I am just like any other woman and I think I am the ‘fattest woman alive’ — but it is really about how you handle your situation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lingerie
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lingerie
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingerie
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lingerie
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lingerie
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=lingerie