Pantaloons
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle. plural, plural-only
"But the truth was, her pantaloons came down to her ankles, and when she got the leg of one caught in a twig, she nearly fainted[.]"
- 2 plural of pantaloon form-of, plural
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"But the truth was, her pantaloons came down to her ankles, and when she got the leg of one caught in a twig, she nearly fainted[.]"
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 From pantaloon.