Meanings
nounnightwear (usually uncountable, plural nightwears)
plural nightwears
- uncountableusuallyClothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
Synonyms: bedwear, nightclothes, nightgear, sleepingwear, sleepwear
Synonyms & antonyms
nounClothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
More synonyms by meaning
noungarments designed to be worn in bed
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Origin
- Englishnight
- Proto-Indo-European*wes-
- Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
- Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
- Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
- Old Englishwerian
- Middle Englishweren
- Englishwear
- Englishnightwear
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APA
nightwear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightwear
MLA
“nightwear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightwear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nightwear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightwear.
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