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pantsuit

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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  • CMU ARPABET: P AE1 N T S UW2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P AE1 N S UW2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A women's suit consisting of coordinated pants (trousers) and jacket

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a pair of pants and a matching jacket worn by women

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pants suit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: slack suit

History

Etymology

From pant + suit.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Hosenanzug — women's suit
  • Hungarian: nadrágkosztüm — women's suit
  • Icelandic: dragt — women's suit
  • Swedish: byxdress — women's suit
  • Swedish: byxdräkt — women's suit