nightie

Other forms of nightie

plural

nighties·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about nightie

What does nightie mean?

nightie means "lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women".

How many syllables are in nightie?

nightie has 2 syllables: nigh-tie. The stress falls on "nigh".

What is another word for nightie?

Close synonyms include nightgown, gown, night-robe, nightdress. 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 nightie a common word?

nightie is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.