nightdress
UK/ˈnaɪt.dɹes//ˈnaɪt.dɹɛs/
nightdress noun: a nightgown; (usually female) attire designed to be worn to bed.
Noun
nightdress (plural nightdresses)
- A nightgown; (usually female) attire designed to be worn to bed.
- She was too modest to come downstairs dressed only in her nightdress.
- The window of the room was open, and beside the window, all huddled up, lay the body of a man in his nightdress.1887, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “A Study in Scarlet”, in Beeton’s Christmas Annual, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock & Co., part I (Being a reprint from the reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., […])...
nightdress meaning in Telugu
nightdress in Telugu
- nightdress
- రాత్రిదుస్తులు rātridustulu
Forms of nightdress
| plural | nightdresses |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | night-dress |
Origin of nightdress
From night + dress.
Words formed from nightdress
Questions about nightdress
- What does nightdress mean?
- Nightdress means a nightgown; (usually female) attire designed to be worn to bed.
- What is nightdress in Telugu?
- Nightdress in Telugu is రాత్రిదుస్తులు (rātridustulu). See Nightdress meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is nightdress?
- Nightdress is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nightdress?
- Nightdress is pronounced /ˈnaɪt.dɹes/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nightdress?
- The plural of nightdress is nightdresses.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nightdress (page history and authors); రాత్రిదుస్తులు (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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