nightie

variants or nighty
Definition of nightienext

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Recent Examples of nightie Easy Dresses Luxe white slips and nighties abound, but practically speaking, a simpler design will serve you best on the big day. Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 23 June 2025 After the narrator steals a nightie from the laundry room and asks Robbie to wear it, the affair’s power dynamic shifts. Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025 And Beth would be in a nightie of some kind. Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025 The Italian designer’s collection, which turned out to be her swan song, focused on elevating simple silhouettes with romantic flourishes, like the mauve-gray nightie seen here with macramé lace. Ari Stark, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for nightie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightie
Noun
  • The Emmy Award nominee posed in a gold halter top in another photo and modeled a sheer white babydoll negligee adorned with pink roses over white lingerie in one shot.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • Intent on payback, Bernadine strips all of his clothing from the closet and begins tossing them into his BMW, power-walking between the closet and the vehicle in just a robe and a negligee, carting each load of belongings in a child’s wagon.
    Niela Orr, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • That’s why year after year the runways are filled with sheer pieces and skimpy, lingerie-esque looks.
    Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
  • The women’s lingerie industry has responded with wire-free bras that offer comfort and support.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026

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“Nightie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightie. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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