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leotard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɪə.tɑːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈliː.ə.tɑːɹd/
  • CMU ARPABET: L IY1 AH0 T AA2 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unitard, body suit, cat suit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: garment

History

Etymology

Named after French acrobat Jules Léotard (1838–1870).

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: трико (triko) — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Catalan: mallot — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 緊身衣 /紧身衣 (jǐnshēnyī) — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Czech: body — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Finnish: trikoot — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Finnish: voimistelupuku — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • French: justaucorps — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • German: Turntrikot — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • German: Turnanzug — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • German: Gymnastiktrikot — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • German: Gymnastikanzug — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • German: Body — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • German: Leotard — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Greek: κορμάκι (kormáki) — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Icelandic: leikfimibolur — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Ido: malyoto — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Irish: léatar — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Italian: body — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Italian: calzamaglia — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Japanese: レオタード (reotādo) — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Macedonian: трико (triko) — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Polish: trykot — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Portuguese: malha — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Russian: леота́рд (leotárd) — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Russian: трико́ (trikó) — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Russian: па́чка (páčka) — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Spanish: leotardo — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Swedish: dansdräkt — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing
  • Swedish: leotard — skin-tight one piece suit of clothing