Negligee definition
A woman's thin, light, typically loosefitting dressing gown or, now, often, nightgown, usually decorative and of a soft, flowing material.
noun
A woman's loose dressing gown, often of soft, delicate fabric.
noun
Any informal, careless, or incomplete attire.
noun
Alternative form of négligée.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
negligee
Plural:
negligees, negliges, ngligesOrigin of negligee
- French négligé deshabille, negligee from past participle of négliger to neglect from Latin neglegere neglect
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition