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underwear vs undergarment

undergarment vs underwear

underwear and undergarment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
underwear Yes No No No
undergarment Yes No No No
As nouns, undergarment is a hypernym of underwear; that is, undergarment is a word with a broader meaning than underwear:
  • underwear: undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
  • undergarment: a garment worn under other garments
Other hypernyms of underwear include unmentionable.
underwear (noun) undergarment (noun)
undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments a garment worn under other garments
Difference between underwear and undergarment

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