as in gown
a loose pullover garment worn in bed
bought a long nightdress for the cold winter months ahead
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Recent Examples of nightdress
Take Prada’s Spring-Summer 2023 show, where sheer, matronly nightdresses and housecoats were shown with heeled Mary Janes and tightly gripped clutch bags.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
The pair appear in a series of flamboyant poses: noodling on a piano; smoking solemnly in front of art works; curtsying mid-phone call in a risqué nightdress.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
With my hair one day past acceptably unwashed and my weird nightdress.
—EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023
This modest short-sleeve nightdress features wide arm and neck holes for a comfortably loose fit.
—Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2023
At one point her face and arms get covered in black fluid; at another her white nightdress turns to black and her escorts appear in long white outfits.
—BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021
Constructed in 1874, this marble monument shows her in a flowing nightdress.
—Erin Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2020
Michael Fagan, the man who broke into the monarch's Buckingham Palace bedroom (as depicted in episode five) apparently recalls seeing Her Majesty in a Liberty print nightdress.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2020
And most fragile and compelling of all: sitting in a high chair and wearing a nightdress, a monkey reaches out its hand to grasp the arm of the otherwise unseen person who is spoon-feeding it.
—Brian Dillon, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2019
Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
The pair appear in a series of flamboyant poses: noodling on a piano; smoking solemnly in front of art works; curtsying mid-phone call in a risqué nightdress.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
With my hair one day past acceptably unwashed and my weird nightdress.
—EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023
This modest short-sleeve nightdress features wide arm and neck holes for a comfortably loose fit.
—Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2023
At one point her face and arms get covered in black fluid; at another her white nightdress turns to black and her escorts appear in long white outfits.
—BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021
Constructed in 1874, this marble monument shows her in a flowing nightdress.
—Erin Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2020
Michael Fagan, the man who broke into the monarch's Buckingham Palace bedroom (as depicted in episode five) apparently recalls seeing Her Majesty in a Liberty print nightdress.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2020
And most fragile and compelling of all: sitting in a high chair and wearing a nightdress, a monkey reaches out its hand to grasp the arm of the otherwise unseen person who is spoon-feeding it.
—Brian Dillon, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightdress
Noun
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Madison Beer showed off a sultry look on the red carpet, donning a leek, form-fitting black gown with thin straps, a keyhole cutout at the bust and a trailing train.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Styled by Genesis Webb, the gown is a custom piece from Mugler by Miguel Castro Freitas.—
Pamela Vázquez,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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The clip then cuts to the Golden Globe winner wearing a nightgown and robe to recreate Bassett’s iconic scene in 1995’s Waiting to Exhale.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2026
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Such a breeze up there to whip around your nightgown.—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Nightdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightdress. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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