nuisette
French, noun/nɥi.zɛt/
nuisette is spelled N-U-I-S-E-T-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 55,146th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nuisette is a French feminine noun meaning “nightie, nightdress, baby-doll dress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chemise de nuit courte utilisée par les femmes, généralement constituée de tissu léger et souple tel le satin…”.
What does nuisette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenightie, nightdress, baby-doll dress
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chemise de nuit courte utilisée par les femmes, généralement constituée de tissu léger et souple tel le satin ou la soie, arrivant généralement au-dessus du genou, pouvant être fendue sur un ou deux côtés et ayant souvent un décolleté assez profond, parfois orné de dentelle.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nuisette
- nuisettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nuisette?
- /nɥi.zɛt/
- \nɥi.zɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nuisette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nuisette in French?
nuisette appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).