underwear
UN-der-wair/ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/UKUN-duh-wair/ˈʌndəwɛə/
- 1Boxers, briefs, panties, and sometimes bras worn under your clothes.
She packed clean underwear for every day of the trip.
He bought new underwear at the department store.
Similarunderclothes, undies
- 2Clothing you wear right against your skin, under your other clothes.
Thermal underwear keeps hikers warm beneath their jackets.
In winter the workers wore wool underwear under their uniforms.
Similarunderclothes, underclothing, undergarments
Oppositeouterwear
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Origin
Made from "under-" plus "wear," meaning clothes worn underneath.