nightgown

[nahyt-goun] / ˈnaɪtˌgaʊn /

NOUN

dress in which to sleep

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lingerie pajamas

STRONG

negligee nightdress nightie nightshirt sleeper

WEAK

PJs bedgown nightrobe

Example Sentences

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One woman in a nightgown lugged around her own green shutters, cosplaying as a character in the ride who shouts to a man named Carlos.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

Dressed in a pink nightgown, Ms. Wilkerson was dancing in front of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan for a TikTok video.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2023

My aunts had changed her into a pink nightgown, placed a scarf around her head, and folded her arms across her chest, a rosary and crucifix clasped in her hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

He then asked her about her arrest, which he said she had claimed saw her being led away from her home in a nightgown.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2023

I pull the back of my nightgown around to the front.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper