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- [lee-uh-tahrd]
- /ˈli əˌtɑrd/
- /ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lee-uh-tahrd]
- /ˈli əˌtɑrd/
Definitions of leotard word
- noun leotard a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc. 1
- noun leotard A close-fitting one-piece garment, made of a stretchy fabric, that covers a person's body from the shoulders to the top of the thighs and typically the arms, worn by dancers or people exercising indoors. 1
- noun leotard garment: gym, ballet 1
- countable noun leotard A leotard is a tight-fitting piece of clothing, covering the body but not the legs, that some people wear when they practise dancing or do exercise. 0
- noun leotard a tight-fitting garment covering the body from the shoulders down to the thighs and worn by acrobats, ballet dancers, etc 0
- noun leotard a one-piece, tightfitting, sleeved or sleeveless garment that covers, usually, only the torso: it is worn by acrobats, dancers, etc. 0
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Origin of leotard
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; named after Jules Léotard, 19th-century French aerialist
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Parts of speech for Leotard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leotard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
leotard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leotard
noun leotard
- hose — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
- nylons — any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- hosiery — stockings or socks of any kind.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- leggings — a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Compare chaps, gaiter, puttee.
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