tights

CEFRA2

/taɪts/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Close-fitting clothing covering the legs and sometimes the waist.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.

Examples

  • The ballerinas wore tights, tutus and ballet slippers.

  • These men are wearing tights.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /tɑets/
  • /tɑjts/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.

  2. A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.

  3. In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From tight + -s.