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underwear

/ˈʌndəweə/

/ˈʌndərwer/

Translations

underwearnoun

She bought new underwear for the trip.

Elle a acheté de nouveaux sous-vêtements pour le voyage.

Additional translations

lingerieSurtout pour les sous-vêtements féminins ou dans un registre plus habillé.

Synonyms

foundation garments

underwearadjective

/ˈʌndəweə/

/ˈʌndərwer/

Used attributively before a noun, e.g. "underwear drawer", functioning as an adjective.

de sous-vêtements

She sorted her clothes into underwear drawers and outerwear shelves.

Elle a trié ses vêtements dans des tiroirs de sous-vêtements et des étagères pour les vêtements d'extérieur.

Synonyms

underwearnoun

Clothing worn beneath outer clothes, typically next to the skin.

She bought new underwear for the trip.

Garments such as bras, panties, briefs, or boxers that are worn under other clothes.

He folded his underwear neatly in the drawer.

underwearadjective

Relating to or intended for wearing as undergarments.

She sorted her clothes into underwear drawers and outerwear shelves.