underclothes

ˈʌndərkloʊðz

Definition

Definition of underclothes - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

clothing

Dated

garments worn next to the skin for hygiene

Dated

He changes his underclothes daily for hygiene reasons.

underwear

support

Dated

undergarments providing support under outerwear

Dated

Athletes often wear special underclothes for support.

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Images of underclothes

garments worn next to the skin for hygiene
undergarments providing support under outerwear

Origin of underclothes

Old English, under (beneath) + clathas (clothes)

Examples of underclothes in a sentence

Underclothes should be comfortable and breathable.
She bought new underclothes for better support.
The brand specializes in comfortable underclothes for daily wear.

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French:sous-vêtements, soutien-gorge, ...
German:Unterwäsche, ...
Italian:indumenti intimi, biancheria intima, ...
Spanish:ropa interior, prendas interiores, ...
Portuguese:roupa interior, ...
Chinese:内衣, 内裤, ...
Japanese:下着, インナーウェア, ...
Arabic:مَلابِس دَاخِلِيَّة, مَلابِس دَاخِلِيَّة دَاعِمَة, ...
Hebrew:הַלְבָּשָׁה תַּחְתוֹנָה, בִּגְדֵי תַחְתּוֹן תּוֹמְכִים, ...
Russian:нижнее белье, поддерживающее белье, ...
Ukrainian:спідня білизна, нижня білизна, ...
Hindi:अंतर्वस्त्र, अंडरक्लोथ्स, ...
Bengali:অন্তর্বাস, ভিতরের পোশাক, ...
Catalan:roba interior, ...
Czech:spodní prádlo, podpůrné prádlo, ...
Danish:undertøj, ...
Dutch:ondergoed, steunkleding, ...
Greek:εσώρουχα, εσώρουχα υποστήριξης, ...
Hungarian:fehérnemű, tartó alsóruházat, ...
Khmer:ខោអាវក្នុង, សម្លៀកបំពាក់ខាងក្នុង, ...
Korean:속옷, 지지 속옷, ...
Persian:لباس زیر, زیرپوش حمایتی, ...
Polish:bielizna, ...
Portuguese (BR):roupas íntimas, ...
Romanian:lenjerie de corp, lenjerie intimă, ...
Swedish:underkläder, underplagg, ...
Thai:เสื้อผ้าชั้นใน, ชุดชั้นในพิเศษ, ...
Turkish:iç çamaşırı, destekleyici iç giyim, ...
Vietnamese:đồ lót, nội y, ...

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Definition of underclothes - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

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