peignoir

Questions about peignoir

What does peignoir mean?

peignoir means "a loose dressing gown for women".

How many syllables are in peignoir?

peignoir has 2 syllables: peig-noir. The stress falls on "peig".

What is another word for peignoir?

Close synonyms include negligee, neglige, 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 peignoir a common word?

peignoir 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.