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négligée

See also: negligee, Negligee, and negligée

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Etymology edit

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 edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective edit

négligée

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

Noun edit

négligée (plural négligées)

  1. (obsolete) A woman's lightweight gown of the eighteenth century. [18th–19th c.]
    • 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. [from 19th c.]
  3. (now rare) A state of careless undress or very informal attire. [from 19th c.]
  4. A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing; a nightie. [from 19th c.]
    • 2000 July 3, “No: 1669 Mongolia”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      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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Adjective edit

négligée

  1. feminine singular of négligé

Participle edit

négligée f sg

  1. feminine singular of négligé

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