noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈpæntɪhəuz/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Thin nylon tights worn over the legs, usually tan in color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tights
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tights, leotards
History
Etymology
From panty + hose.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
sykous
— nylon tights worn about legs
Basque:
panti
— nylon tights worn about legs
Chinese Cantonese:
襪褲 /袜裤
(mat6 fu3)
— nylon tights worn about legs
Chinese Mandarin:
連褲襪 /连裤袜
(liánkùwà)
— nylon tights worn about legs
Czech:
punčocháče
— nylon tights worn about legs
Dutch:
panty
— nylon tights worn about legs
Esperanto:
kalsonŝtrumpo
— nylon tights worn about legs
Finnish:
sukkahousut
— nylon tights worn about legs
French:
collants
— nylon tights worn about legs
French:
bas-culotte
— nylon tights worn about legs
German:
Feinstrumpfhose
— nylon tights worn about legs
German:
Strumpfhose
— nylon tights worn about legs
Hungarian:
harisnyanadrág
— nylon tights worn about legs
Hungarian:
harisnya
— nylon tights worn about legs
Italian:
collant
— nylon tights worn about legs
Japanese:
パンティストッキング
(panti sutokkingu)
— nylon tights worn about legs
Japanese:
タイツ
(taitsu)
— nylon tights worn about legs
Korean:
팬티 스타킹
(paenti seutaking)
— nylon tights worn about legs
Korean:
타이츠
(taicheu)
— nylon tights worn about legs
Norwegian Bokmål:
strømpebukse
— nylon tights worn about legs
Norwegian Nynorsk:
strømpebukse
— nylon tights worn about legs
Polish:
rajstopy
— nylon tights worn about legs
Portuguese:
meia-calça
— nylon tights worn about legs
Romanian:
ciorap-chilot
— nylon tights worn about legs
Russian:
колго́тки
(kolgótki)
— nylon tights worn about legs
Spanish:
pantimedias
— nylon tights worn about legs
Spanish:
media
— nylon tights worn about legs
Spanish:
panti
— nylon tights worn about legs
Spanish:
pantimedia
— nylon tights worn about legs
Swedish:
strumpbyxor
— nylon tights worn about legs
Turkish:
külotlu çorap
— nylon tights worn about legs
Ukrainian:
колго́тки
(kolhótky)
— nylon tights worn about legs
