négligé

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English

Noun

négligé (plural négligés)

  1. Alternative form of négligée

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ne.ɡli.ʒe/
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Noun

négligé m (plural négligés)

  1. négligée (woman's nightgown)
    Synonym: déshabillé

Descendants

  • Italian: négligé
  • Polish: negliż

Adjective

négligé (feminine négligée, masculine plural négligés, feminine plural négligées)

  1. neglected
  2. slovenly

Participle

négligé (feminine négligée, masculine plural négligés, feminine plural négligées)

  1. past participle of négliger

Further reading

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French négligé.

Pronunciation

Adjective

négligé (invariable)

  1. neglected
    Synonyms: negletto, trascurato

Noun

négligé m (invariable)

  1. neglect, carelessness
  2. négligée (nightgown)

Further reading

  • négligé in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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