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swimsuit

noun · 3 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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  • /ˈswɪm.s(j)ut/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A garment worn for swimming.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Put on your swimsuit and let's go for a swim.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tight-fitting one-piece garment worn by women and girls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Jade refused to go swimming with her brother until he helped her find her favorite swimsuit.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

tight fitting garment worn for swimming

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: swimwear, bathing suit, swimming costume, bathing costume

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: garment

Narrower terms: bikini, two-piece, maillot, tank suit, swimming trunks, bathing trunks

History

Etymology

From swim + suit.

Across languages

Translations

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَدْلَةُ الْحَمَّامِ (badlatu l-ḥammāmi) — garment worn for swimming
  • Arabic: لِبَاسُ السِّبَاحَةِ (libāsu s-sibāḥati) — garment worn for swimming
  • Arabic: لِبَاس سِبَاحَة (libās sibāḥa) — garment worn for swimming
  • Arabic: مايوه (mayyō) — garment worn for swimming
  • Armenian: լողազգեստ (loġazgest) — garment worn for swimming
  • Basque: bainujantzi — garment worn for swimming
  • Belarusian: купа́льнік (kupálʹnik) — garment worn for swimming
  • Belarusian: пла́ўкі (pláwki) — garment worn for swimming
  • Bulgarian: ба́нски костю́м (bánski kostjúm) — garment worn for swimming
  • Catalan: banyador — garment worn for swimming
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泳裝 /泳装 (yǒngzhuāng) — garment worn for swimming
  • Chinese Mandarin: 游泳衣 (yóuyǒngyī) — garment worn for swimming
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泳衣 (yǒngyī) — garment worn for swimming
  • Czech: plavky — garment worn for swimming
  • Dutch: badpak — garment worn for swimming
  • Dutch: zwembroek — garment worn for swimming
  • Finnish: uimapuku — garment worn for swimming
  • Finnish: uima-asu — garment worn for swimming
  • French: maillot de bain — garment worn for swimming
  • Galician: traxe de baño — garment worn for swimming
  • German: Badebekleidung — garment worn for swimming
  • German: Badeanzug — garment worn for swimming
  • Greek: μαγιό (magió) — garment worn for swimming
  • Hebrew: בֶּגֶד יָם (béged yám) — garment worn for swimming
  • Hungarian: fürdőruha — garment worn for swimming
  • Indonesian: baju renang — garment worn for swimming
  • Italian: costume da bagno — garment worn for swimming
  • Japanese: 水着 (mizugi) — garment worn for swimming
  • Kazakh: шомылу киімі (şomylu kiımı) — garment worn for swimming
  • Kazakh: су киімі (su kiımı) — garment worn for swimming
  • Korean: 수영복 (suyeongbok) — garment worn for swimming
  • Latin: vestis balnearis — garment worn for swimming
  • Latin: subligaculum balneare — garment worn for swimming
  • Maranao: basa'an — garment worn for swimming
  • Norwegian Bokmål: badetøy — garment worn for swimming
  • Norwegian Bokmål: badedrakt — garment worn for swimming
  • Norwegian Bokmål: badebukse — garment worn for swimming
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: badetøy — garment worn for swimming
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: badedrakt — garment worn for swimming
  • Occitan: malhòt de banh — garment worn for swimming
  • Iranian Persian: مایو (mâyo) — garment worn for swimming
  • Polish: strój kąpielowy — garment worn for swimming
  • Polish: kostium kąpielowy — garment worn for swimming
  • Polish: kąpielówki — garment worn for swimming
  • Portuguese: traje de banho — garment worn for swimming
  • Portuguese: fato de banho — garment worn for swimming
  • Portuguese: roupa de banho — garment worn for swimming
  • Romanian: costum de baie — garment worn for swimming
  • Russian: купа́льный костю́м (kupálʹnyj kostjúm) — garment worn for swimming
  • Russian: купа́льник (kupálʹnik) — garment worn for swimming
  • Russian: пла́вки (men’s) — garment worn for swimming
  • Scottish Gaelic: briogais-shnàimh — garment worn for swimming
  • Slovak: plavky — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: bañador — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: traje de baño — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: ropa de baño — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: calzoneta — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: calzón de baño — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: calzonera — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: calzoneta de baño — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: malla de baño — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: terno de baño — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: vestido de baño — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: trusa — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: pantaloneta de baño — garment worn for swimming
  • Spanish: ropa de bañar — garment worn for swimming
  • Swedish: badkläder — garment worn for swimming
  • Swedish: badplagg — garment worn for swimming
  • Swedish: badbyxor — garment worn for swimming
  • Thai: ชุดว่ายน้ํา (chút-wâai-náam) — garment worn for swimming
  • Turkish: mayo — garment worn for swimming
  • Ukrainian: купа́льний костю́м (kupálʹnyj kostjúm) — garment worn for swimming
  • Ukrainian: купа́льник (kupálʹnyk) — garment worn for swimming
  • Ukrainian: пла́вки (plávky) — garment worn for swimming
  • Vietnamese: đồ bơi — garment worn for swimming
  • Vietnamese: trang phục bơi — garment worn for swimming
  • Finnish: kokouimapuku — tight-fitting one-piece garment
  • Finnish: uimapuku — tight-fitting one-piece garment
  • Hungarian: úszódressz — tight-fitting one-piece garment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: badedrakt — tight-fitting one-piece garment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: badedrakt — tight-fitting one-piece garment
  • Swedish: baddräkt — tight-fitting one-piece garment