loungewear

noun

lounge·​wear ˈlau̇nj-ˌwer How to pronounce loungewear (audio)
: informal clothing usually designed to be worn at home

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That year, the mother-daughter trio posed in matching SKIMS Cozy Collection loungewear. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025 These elevated loungewear pieces from Amazon are proof. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025 Winter weather is just around the corner, and nothing completes a set of cozy loungewear like the right slippers to keep warm once temperatures drop. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025 Need some looser apparel for rounding out your loungewear collection (or else wearing to yin yoga classes)? Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loungewear

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of loungewear was circa 1957

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“Loungewear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loungewear. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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