trousers
noun
Form of trouser , plural of trouser.
Simple meaning
An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɹaʊzɚz
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Definition
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noun
An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
Used this way, trousers is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “He had a sharp crease in his trousers.”noun
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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A garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Trousers with legs that flare.
Trousers reaching to the foot.
A garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately.
Exercise authority or be in charge.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
The leg of a pair of trousers.
A home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out.
A clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain.
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Synonyms
Sense: article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles
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