négligée

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See also: negligee, Negligee, and negligée

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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.

Pronunciation

Adjective

négligée

  1. (obsolete) Carelessly or unceremoniously dressed.
  2. (of clothing) In the style of a negligee; revealing, titillating.

Noun

négligée (plural négligées)

  1. (obsolete) A woman's lightweight gown of the eighteenth century.
    • 1777, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 78:
      [S]he had on a lilac Negligee, Gause Cuffs trimmed richly, with Flowers and spangles, spangled shoes, Bows of Gause and Flowers, and a Cap!
  2. (now historical) A necklace of beads, pearls etc.
  3. (now rare) A state of careless undress or very informal attire.
  4. A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing; a nightie.
    • 2000 July 3, “No: 1669 Mongolia”, in The Guardian‎:
      Enkhbayar has promised more jobs, free education and higher public service wages to the poverty-ravaged country. But who needs those when you've got dancing girls in black negligees?

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

négligée

  1. feminine singular of négligé

Participle

négligée f sg

  1. feminine singular of négligé

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