pantyhose

pant·y·hose

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pan-tee-hohz]
- /ˈpæn tiˌhoʊz/
- /ˈpæn.ti.həʊz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pan-tee-hohz]
- /ˈpæn tiˌhoʊz/

Definitions of pantyhose word

noun pantyhose (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings. 1
noun plural pantyhose Pantyhose are nylon tights worn by women. 0
noun pantyhose a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by women in place of stockings 0
noun pantyhose women's hose that extend to the waist, forming a one-piece garment that often includes panties as a part of it 0

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Origin of pantyhose

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Pantyhose

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pantyhose

pantyhose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pantyhose

noun pantyhose

hosiery — stockings or socks of any kind.
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.
legwear — Hosiery.

All 3 Synonyms of pantyhose