pants

A2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˈpænts/ UK /pænts/ See IPA manual

Freq #1359

Meanings

1

noun
A piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down, with a separate part for each leg; trousers.

He wore a blue shirt and black pants to the interview.
2

noun
Underwear worn over the bottom and between the legs.

She packed clean socks and pants for the trip.
3

adj
Of very poor quality; rubbish.

Your old phone is pants compared to the new one.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a piece of clothing that... trousers slacks

2 noun · underwear worn over the... underwear

Word family

Derived forms pantssuitseat-of-the-pants

Appears in

Phrases (8)

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put on pants
to dress oneself in pants

Verb + noun
wear pants
to have pants on as clothing

Verb + noun
baggy pants
pants that are noticeably large and hang loosely from the body

Adjective + noun
loose pants
pants with a relaxed, non-tight fit

Adjective + noun
tight pants
pants that fit closely and snugly against the body

Adjective + noun
torn pants
pants that have rips or holes in the fabric

Adjective + noun

Idioms (3)

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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs) Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)bor. Spanish Pantaleónder. Italian Pantaloneder. French pantalonbor. English pantaloon English pantaloons English pants Shortened from p…

pantalon French Pantalone Italian

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Topics

Clothing & Appearance

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# pants

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈpænts/
**IPA (UK):** /pænts/
**Frequency rank:** 1359

## Meanings
1. A piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down, with a separate part for each leg; trousers.
2. Underwear worn over the bottom and between the legs.
3. Of very poor quality; rubbish.

## Examples
- He wore a blue shirt and black pants to the interview.
- She packed clean socks and pants for the trip.
- Your old phone is pants compared to the new one.

## Derived Forms
- pantssuit
- seat-of-the-pants

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pantalon
- Root: Pantalone

## Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs) Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)bor. Spanish Pantaleónder. Italian Pantaloneder. French pantalonbor. English pantaloon English pantaloons English pants Shortened from p…

## AI Etymology
The historical chain includes French pantalon and Italian Pantalone. Modern senses include a piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down, with a separate part for each leg; trousers and underwear worn over the bottom and between the legs. The wider word family includes derivatives such as pantssuit and seat-of-the-pants.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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