Pyjamas Meaning
/pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounBritish standard spelling of pajamas (“clothes for sleeping in”).
nounUK standard spelling of pajamas (“clothes for sleeping in”).
Sentence Examples
He is wearing pyjamas.
One morning I shot an elephant in my pyjamas.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Before going to bed, he changed into his comfortable ____ for the night.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She changed into her ____ and settled onto the sofa with a book and a cup of tea.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā) / Urdu پائِجامَہ (pāijāma)), from Classical Persian پایجامه (pāyjāma), archaic form of پاجامه (pājāma).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The performer opens one of the small drawers and takes out two sets of pyjamas."
— 1973, John Clucas Cannell, The Secrets of Houdini, Dover Publications, US, page 231
"She wasn′t sure if Lena looked more surprised by her clobbering hug or the sight of her pyjamas on the bright New York City sidewalk."
— 2007, Ann Brashares, Summers of the Sisterhood: Forever in Blue, page 178:
"There was a Delhi embroidered waistcoat to slip over a milky white shirt, fastening to the right, ample and flowing; green pyjamas with twisted silk waist-string; and that nothing might be lacking, russia leather slippers, smelling divinely, with arrogantly curled tips."
— 1901, Rudyard Kipling, Kim:
"They too revert to simpler, non-western clothes—saris, dhotis, and pyjamas."
— 2010, Lucy Norris, Recycling Indian Clothing: Global Contexts of Reuse and Value, Indiana University Press, page 34:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Before going to bed, he changed into his comfortable ____ for the night.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She changed into her ____ and settled onto the sofa with a book and a cup of tea.