UNDERGARMENT

Pronunciation (US):

• UNDERGARMENT (noun)
  The noun UNDERGARMENT has 1 sense:

1. a garment worn under other garments

  Familiarity information: UNDERGARMENT used as a noun is very rare.

• UNDERGARMENT (noun)

Meaning:

A garment worn under other garments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

undergarment; unmentionable

Hypernyms ("undergarment" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "undergarment"):

body stocking (a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs))

underpants (an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin)

singlet; undershirt; vest (a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body)

half-slip; petticoat; underskirt (undergarment worn under a skirt)

long underwear; union suit (an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece)

garter belt; suspender belt (a wide belt of elastic with supporters hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings)

foundation; foundation garment (a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body)

chemise; shift; shimmy; slip; teddy (a woman's sleeveless undergarment)

camisole; underbodice (a short sleeveless undergarment for women)

bandeau; bra; brassiere (an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts)

underclothes; underclothing; underwear (undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments)

Antonym:

overgarment (a garment worn over other garments)