neglige

Questions about neglige

What does neglige mean?

neglige means "a loose dressing gown for women".

How many syllables are in neglige?

neglige has 2 syllables: ne-glige. The stress falls on "ne".

What is another word for neglige?

Close synonyms include negligee, peignoir, wrapper, housecoat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is neglige a common word?

neglige is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.