Question 1 · Quick check
underwear
CEFRA1
/ˈʌndəwɛə/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Clothing worn next to the skin under other clothes.
- 02
noun
Extra detailUnderpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras.
Examples
Tom hid the money in his underwear drawer.
We're going to buy underwear. You're still not wearing underpants, are you?
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningClothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
More examples
In contextI'm pleased with my new underwear.
Don't scratch and bite, my little bear, you'll soon need bigger underwear.
As a couple of soldiers sing a dirty song, he loses sight of the edge of the stage and falls off in the middle of his dance like a seasoned slapstick artist, his white legs in the air and his filthy underwear visible to all.
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Origin
noun
From under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder.