tights

tights  (tts)

pl.n.

1. A snug stretchable garment covering the body from the waist or neck down, designed for general wear by women and girls.

2. A similar garment designed for athletic use, worn especially by acrobats and dancers.

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tights [taɪts]

pl n

1. (Clothing & Fashion)

a.  Also called (US, Canadian, Austral., and NZ) pantihose a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by women in place of stockings

b.  US and Canadian Also called leotards a similar, tight-fitting garment worn instead of trousers by either sex

2. (Historical Terms) a similar garment formerly worn by men, as in the 16th century with a doublet

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tights - skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls leotards hose, hosiery - socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) maillot - tights for dancers or gymnasts pantyhose - a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

tights [taɪts] (Brit) NPL (= clothes) → pantis mpl, medias fpl; (for sport, ballet) → leotardos mpl

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tights [ˈtaɪts] npl (British) → collant m
a pair of tights → un collant

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tights

pl (Brit) → Strumpfhose f; a pair of tights → ein Paar nt → Strumpfhosen, eine Strumpfhose

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tights [taɪts] npl (Brit) → collant m inv

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tights → بنطلون ضيق punčocháče strømpebukser Strumpfhose κολάν leotardos, mallas sukkahousut collants hulahopke collant タイツ 타이츠 maillot tights rajstopy meia-calça колготки strumpbyxor ถุงน่อง külotlu çorap quần nịt 裤袜