swimwear

swim·wear

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swim-wair]
- /ˈswɪmˌwɛər/
- /ˈswɪm.weər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swim-wair]
- /ˈswɪmˌwɛər/

Definitions of swimwear word

noun swimwear clothing designed to be worn for swimming or at a beach. 1
noun swimwear bathing costume, trunks, etc. 1
uncountable noun swimwear Swimwear is the things people wear for swimming. 0
noun swimwear the clothing people wear for swimming 0
noun swimwear garments worn for swimming 0

See all 5 definitions of swimwear

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Origin of swimwear

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; swim + wear

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Parts of speech for Swimwear

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Swimwear

swimwear popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% 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 swimwear

noun swimwear

bathing costume — A bathing costume is a piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.
bathing suit — A bathing suit is a piece of clothing which people wear when they go swimming.
beachwear — Beachwear is the things people wear for swimming.
bikini — A bikini is a two-piece swimming costume worn by women.
maillot — a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.

All 6 Synonyms of swimwear