lingerie

noun

lin·​ge·​rie ˌlän-jə-ˈrā  ˌläⁿ-zhə- 

-ˈrē;

ˈlaⁿ-zhə-(ˌ)rē,

ˈlän-jə-,

ˈläⁿ-zhə-,

-ˌrā

1

: women's intimate apparel

2

archaic : linen articles or garments

lingerie adjective

Examples of lingerie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Later in the evening, Pugh and Pascal were spotted out at an afterparty at London’s 180 Strand—Pugh continued the naked dressing sensibilities for the night and wore a sheer, nude tulle trench coat, a matching lingerie bodice dress, and heeled ballet pumps. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2025

One of the owners of Trashy Lingerie, a Los Angeles lingerie and costume boutique, allegedly shot and killed his brother in order to save their mother. —Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025

In a few of the tapestries in her new solo show, which opens this week at London’s Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, the artist poses in lingerie, but parts of her body are erased, cropped or censored by heavy pixelation. —Nicole Acheampong, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025

After a lingerie ad the mother-daughter pair did for Intimissimi earned some backlash, the younger Klum remained unfazed. —Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from linge linen, from Latin lineus made of linen — more at line

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for lingerie

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

lingerie

noun

lin·​ge·​rie ˌlän-jə-ˈrā  ˌlan-zhə- 

-ˈrē

: women's nightclothes or underwear

Etymology

French, derived from early French linge "linen"