negligee

American  

[neg-li-zhey, neg-li-zhey] / ˌnɛg lɪˈʒeɪ, ˈnɛg lɪˌʒeɪ /

Or negligée,

noun

1. a dressing gown or robe, usually of sheer fabric and having soft, flowing lines, worn by women.

2. easy, informal attire.

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negligee British  

/ ˈnɛɡlɪˌʒeɪ /

noun

1. a woman's light dressing gown, esp one that is lace-trimmed

2. a thin and revealing woman's nightdress

3. any informal attire

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Etymology

Origin of negligee

1745–55, < French négligé carelessness, undress, literally, neglected, past participle of négliger < Latin negligere, variant of neglegere to neglect

Example Sentences

Alcohol, racy negligee and sexual intentions are not welcome.

From New York Times

See, for example, an empire-waist sapphire satin negligee spotted with lace storm clouds to reflect “a feeling of sadness and anger familiar to many these days.”

From New York Times

We’re being drawn into the perspective of a deranged killer, and seeing Marion in a negligee not unlike the one she was wearing in bed with Sam.

From The Guardian

He also found a photo of Sontag, immediately post-makeover, wearing a kind of negligee and looking like a character out of the TV show “Designing Women.”

From New York Times

In an essay published a decade and a half later, Fisher wrote that the iron negligee was “what supermodels will eventually wear in the seventh ring of hell.”

From The New Yorker