Phrase guide

dressing gown

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ ɡaʊn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An item of clothing often made from cotton or another absorbent material, in the form of a long open robe with a belt to tie it around the middle and fasten it securely; often worn over pyjamas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a robe worn before dressing or while lounging

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: robe-de-chambre, lounging robe

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: robe

History

Etymology

From dressing + gown.

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: robdëshambër — item of clothing
  • Arabic: رُوب (rōb) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: ثَوْب نَوْم (ṯawb nawm) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: رُوب دُو شَامْبْر (rōb do šāmbr) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: رِدَاء نَوْم (ridāʔ nawm) — item of clothing
  • Armenian: խալաթ (xalatʻ) — item of clothing
  • Azerbaijani: xələt — item of clothing
  • Belarusian: хала́т (xalát) — item of clothing
  • Bulgarian: хала́т (halát) — item of clothing
  • Bulgarian: пеньоа́р (penjoár) — item of clothing
  • Catalan: batí — item of clothing
  • Catalan: bata — item of clothing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 晨衣 (chényī) — item of clothing
  • Czech: župan — item of clothing
  • Danish: morgenkåbe — item of clothing
  • Danish: slåbrok — item of clothing
  • Dutch: kamerjas — item of clothing
  • Esperanto: noktosurtuto — item of clothing
  • Esperanto: negliĝo — item of clothing
  • Esperanto: ĥalato — item of clothing
  • Esperanto: tualetrobo — item of clothing
  • Estonian: hommikumantel — item of clothing
  • Finnish: aamutakki — item of clothing
  • French: robe de chambre — item of clothing
  • French: peignoir — item of clothing
  • Georgian: ხალათი (xalati) — item of clothing
  • German: Bademantel — item of clothing
  • Greek: ρόμπα (rómpa) — item of clothing
  • Ancient Greek: περιβόλαιον (peribólaion) — item of clothing
  • Hungarian: hálóköntös — item of clothing
  • Hungarian: köntös — item of clothing
  • Hungarian: pongyola — item of clothing
  • Icelandic: baðsloppur — item of clothing
  • Irish: fallaing sheomra — item of clothing
  • Italian: vestaglia — item of clothing
  • Japanese: ガウン (gaun) — item of clothing
  • Japanese: 部屋着 (heyagi) — item of clothing
  • Japanese: バスローブ (basurōbu) — item of clothing
  • Kazakh: халат (xalat) — item of clothing
  • Korean: 가운 (gaun) — item of clothing
  • Korean: 실내복 (sillaebok) — item of clothing
  • Kyrgyz: халат (halat) — item of clothing
  • Latvian: halāts — item of clothing
  • Lithuanian: chalatas — item of clothing
  • Macedonian: пењоа́р (penjoár) — item of clothing
  • Maltese: libsa tal-banju — item of clothing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: morgenkåpe — item of clothing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slåbrok — item of clothing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: morgonkåpe — item of clothing
  • Persian: رب دشامبر (rob do-šâmbr) — item of clothing
  • Persian: ربدشامبر (rob-do-šâmbr) — item of clothing
  • Polish: szlafrok — item of clothing
  • Polish: podomka — item of clothing
  • Portuguese: roupão — item of clothing
  • Portuguese: robe — item of clothing
  • Romanian: halat — item of clothing
  • Russian: хала́т (xalát) — item of clothing
  • Russian: пеньюа́р (penʹjuár) — item of clothing
  • Scottish Gaelic: còta-leapa — item of clothing
  • Slovak: župan — item of clothing
  • Slovene: jutranja halja — item of clothing
  • Spanish: batín — item of clothing
  • Spanish: bata — item of clothing
  • Swedish: morgonrock — item of clothing
  • Tajik: хилъат (xil'at) — item of clothing
  • Tajik: халат (xalat) — item of clothing
  • Tajik: ҷомаи хонагӣ (joma-yi xonagi) — item of clothing
  • Thai: เสื้อคลุม (sʉ̂ʉa-klum) — item of clothing
  • Thai: เสื้อคลุมอาบน้ํา (sʉ̂ʉa-klum-àap-náam) — item of clothing
  • Turkish: ropdöşambır — item of clothing
  • Ottoman Turkish: مفضل (mifzal) — item of clothing
  • Ukrainian: хала́т (xalát) — item of clothing
  • Uzbek: xalat — item of clothing
  • Welsh: gŵn llofft — item of clothing
  • Welsh: gŵn tŷ — item of clothing