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Added 9 October 2026

pants

/pænts/ noun

In Latin: brācae Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pants at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(used in the plural) underpants worn by women.
she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing

Origin

Shortened from pantaloons (“trousers”): borrowed from French pantalon, itself derived from Italian Pantalone, one of the principal characters found in commedia dell'arte, who wore tight trousers. Doublet of pantsu. The verb is from the noun.

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