bathing suit

bath suit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bath, bahth soot]
- /bæθ, bɑθ sut/
- /ˈbeɪ.ðɪŋ suːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bath, bahth soot]
- /bæθ, bɑθ sut/

Definitions of bathing suit words

countable noun bathing suit A bathing suit is a piece of clothing which people wear when they go swimming. 3
noun bathing suit a garment worn for bathing, esp an old-fashioned one that covers much of the body 3
noun bathing suit a garment worn for swimming; swimsuit 3
noun bathing suit a garment worn for swimming. 1
noun bathing suit swimming costume 1
noun bathing suit A tight-fitting garment worn for swimming, especially the one piece garment worn by women and girls; a swimsuit. 0

See all 6 definitions of bathing suit

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Origin of bathing suit

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Bathing suit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bathing suit

bathing suit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for bathing suit

noun bathing suit

swimsuit — bathing suit.
tank suit — a simple one-piece bathing suit for women, having a scoop neck and shoulder straps and usually no lining or inner construction; maillot.
thong — a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
bikini — A bikini is a two-piece swimming costume worn by women.
bathing costume — A bathing costume is a piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.

All 12 Synonyms of bathing suit