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PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHTCLOTHES

nightclothes  [ˈnaɪtˌkləʊðz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGHTCLOTHES

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Nightclothes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NIGHTCLOTHES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nightclothes

Nightwear

Nightwear – also called sleepwear, nightclothes, or nightdress – is clothing designed to be worn while sleeping. The style of nightwear worn may vary with the seasons, with warmer styles being worn in colder conditions and vice versa. Some styles or materials are selected to be visually appealing or erotic in addition to their functional purposes. Nightwear includes: ▪ Adult onesie - and other all-in-one footed sleepsuits worn by adults but similar to an infant onesie or children's blanket sleeper, usually made from cotton, and marketed under a number of different brand names. ▪ Babydoll - a short, sometimes sleeveless, loose-fitting nightgown or negligee for women, generally designed to resemble a young girl's nightgown. ▪ Blanket sleeper - a warm sleeping garment for infants and young children. ▪ Chemise - when used in reference to sleepwear, it is a delicate, usually provocative, loose-fitting, sleeveless, shirt-like lingerie, similar to babydoll, but tighter at the hips. ▪ Negligee - loose, sensuous nightwear for women usually made of sheer or semi-translucent fabrics and trimmed with lace or other fine material, and bows.

Definition of nightclothes in the English dictionary

The definition of nightclothes in the dictionary is clothes worn in bed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIGHTCLOTHES


bedclothes
ˈbɛdˌkləʊðz
clothes
kləʊðz
plain-clothes
ˌpleɪnˈkləʊðz
underclothes
ˈʌndəˌkləʊðz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGHTCLOTHES

night-bird
night-blind
night-blooming cereus
night-light
night-night
night-scented stock
night-time
night-vision
nightcap
nightclass
nightclub
nightclubber
nightclubbing
nightdress
nighted
nightfall
nightfaring
nightfire
nightgear
nightglow

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGHTCLOTHES

Barthes
cacoethes
Cleanthes
cycling clothes
Glenrothes
grave clothes
holiday clothes
long clothes
mourning clothes
plain clothes
play clothes
smallclothes
summer clothes
swaddling clothes
winter clothes

Synonyms and antonyms of nightclothes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nightclothes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIGHTCLOTHES

Find out the translation of nightclothes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nightclothes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nightclothes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

睡衣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ropa de dormir
570 millions of speakers

English

nightclothes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nightclothes
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملابس النوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Белье для сна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roupas de dormir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাতের পোশাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vêtement de nuit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pakaian malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachtwäsche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パジャマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잠옷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nightclothes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nightclothes
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nightclothes
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रात्री कपडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gece kıyafetleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indumenti da letto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

NOCNA
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

білизна для сну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pijamale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nightclothes
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nagklere
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

night
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nightclothes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nightclothes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHTCLOTHES»

The term «nightclothes» is regularly used and occupies the 93.617 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHTCLOTHES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nightclothes» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nightclothes» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nightclothes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHTCLOTHES»

Discover the use of nightclothes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nightclothes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ʻOz Ve-hadar Levushah: Modesty, an Adornment for Life : ...
THE NEED FOR TZNIUS EVEN IN NIGHTCLOTHES: Some mistakenly think that for nightclothes, tznius does not apply because it is totally out of sight of men. They therefore buy themselves pajamas and other nightclothes of loud unrefined  ...
E. Falk, 1998
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Consumer Protection Law
The Consumer Affairs (Children's Nightclothes) Regulations 1987 (Vic) reg 7(2) states: The object of these Regulations is to prevent or reduce death or personal injury by requiring children's nightclothes to comply with certain manufacturing ...
John Goldring, Laurence Maher, Jill McKeough, 1998
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Reading the Graphic Surface: The Presense of the Book in ...
For Mr. Knott did not do as most men, and many women, do, who, before putting on their nightclothes, at night, take off their dayclothes, and again, when morning comes, once again, before they dream of putting on their dayclothes are careful ...
Glyn White, 2005
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Strange Moon: Part One: BBW Werewolf Romantic Suspense Mystery
soiled nightclothes, no soiled bed sheets. Were your bed sheets soiled, Mrs. Berkeley?” Alice was stunned for a minute. “No.” “Amazing, wouldn't you say? You wokeup with soiled nightclothes andifthere had been so much blood and semen, ...
Dawn Steele
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Sleep Disorders For Dummies
Preparing your bed and nightclothes Some people get in the mood to sleep by turning down their bed and laying out comfortable nightclothes. This is also a good time to prepare your outfit for the next day so that you won't have to rush in the ...
Max Hirshkowitz, Ph.D., A.B.S.M., Patricia B. Smith, 2011
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The Choice Guide to Baby Product: The Buying Guide for Parents
All fabrics burn but some burn more readily than others, so it's wise to buy nightclothes for your children that are either made from fabrics that are slow to burn or designed to reduce the risk of catching alight. Look for labelling that indicates ...
Choice Books, 2010
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LIFE
KIDS' FANCY NIGHTCLOTHES COPY ADULT AT-HOiME LOOK For those individuals whose day ends at 7:30 p.m., stores are now offering a large selection of fancy nightclothes which enable them to finish off with a flourish. Available in a  ...
8
The Osgood Casebook: The Nurseryland Mysteries
“Come to think of it, she was wearing nightclothes. That's strange, isn't it? In the middle of the day.” I was a little surprised by this. Why would someone roaming through the forest be wearing nightclothes? Even in this strange town that doesn't  ...
Herschel Cozine, 2014
9
Q and a Revision Guide Criminal Law 2014 And 2015
Where he subsequently pulls her bedclothes aside and raises her nightclothes to see her naked body, he probably does commit an offence contrary to s. 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003—causing a person to engage in sexual activity without  ...
Mike Molan, 2014
10
Critical Thinking and Informal Logic
This morning, Abdul saw a ten kilometre-wide flying saucer in his nightclothes. Therefore, large flying saucers sometimes wear human clothes. The inference in this argument assumes one possible interpretation of the premise in which it is ...
Timothy A. Crews-Anderson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHTCLOTHES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nightclothes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maari Review - by Sudarsan Ramamurthy
Kajal Aggarwal doesn't have much to do, but gets a deserving chunk of screen time sans running around trees and dancing in nightclothes. «Desimartini, Jul 15»
2
Hero dad rescues Ruby, 9, from her burning bedroom in Plymouth …
Luckily no-one was hurt in the blaze but daughter Ruby was left with just the nightclothes she was wearing with all her clothes either cindered ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
3
Children of Mirambika miss 24-yr-old campus
Ashramites and guests watch me from the balconies on either side, yawning in their nightclothes. Some even have toothbrushes stuck in their ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Passersby stop, save occupant from fire
Lisa was in her nightclothes when she exited the burning home so Boone got a beach towel from his car and wrapped it around her. «The Herald, Jul 15»
5
'Fiddler on the Roof' at Howard County Summer Theatre
... to early 1900's Russia, and I must especially commend her on Tevye and Golde's adorable nightclothes and Tzeitel's gorgeous wedding veil. «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
6
Teacher Georgina Tranter set fire to Haverfordwest Premier Inn …
All the guests and staff were evacuated safely but had to stand in the street in their nightclothes on the freezing January morning. Swansea ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Dean helping police in Vyapam probe found dead in Delhi 5-star
When there was no response, they opened the door with a duplicate key to find him sprawled on the bed in his nightclothes. A Police Control ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
8
Nursing home chain is sued by Pa. AG
One ex-worker said a lack of staff meant that residents stayed in nightclothes well into the day. Another said staff shortages meant that residents ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
9
A very unpleasant 11 days: the pitfalls of living in a shared …
The night watchman, seeing us gathered on our terraces in our nightclothes, scratched his head and waved his knobkerrie at a few stragglers ... «Rand Daily Mail, Jun 15»
10
Historian's stories about Philly's past engages visitors
“It is this moment where you get these two Founding Fathers in their nightclothes fighting about the window,” she said of what attracted her to ... «PhillyVoice.com, Jun 15»

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