underwear
/ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/
noun
Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
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Noun 1 meaning
Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder.
Similar and opposite words
Similar
drawersinnerwearnetherwearshreddiesunderclothesunderdressundergarmentundies
Opposite
outerwearoverwear
UNDERWEAR at a glance
UNDERWEAR has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (U 1 + N 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1 + W 4 + E 1 + A 1 + R 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,515 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with underwear
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