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Wide-leg Pants: Meaning, Style & How to Wear
Meaning 1：loose trousers (Wide-leg pants)
Wide-leg pants
/waɪd lɛɡ pænts/
n.
Pants that are very loose and wide from the waist or hips down to the ankles.
loose trousers
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/luːs ˈtraʊzərz/
n.
Trousers that are cut very loose and wide, typically from the hips or waist down to the ankles, creating a flowing silhouette.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Wide means broad, leg refers to the pant leg, and pants is the garment. Combined, they describe trousers with wide legs.
💡 Mnemonic
Imagine your legs in a wide river – that's how wide-leg pants feel.
📖 Example
I tried on a pair of wide-leg pants at the store today; they were so comfortable and felt like I was swimming when I walked!
I tried on a pair of wide-leg pants at the store today; they were so comfortable and felt like I was swimming when I walked!
🔗 Collocations
pair of wide-leg pants – a set of wide-leg trousers
flowing wide-leg pants – loose, billowing wide-leg trousers
wear wide-leg pants – to put on wide-leg trousers
🔄 Synonyms
baggy pants (n.) – Pants that are very loose and saggy in fit
loose trousers (n.) – Trousers that are not tight-fitting
wide trousers (n.) – Trousers with a wide leg opening
🚫 Antonyms
skinny jeans (n.) – Very tight-fitting jeans
tight pants (n.) – Pants that fit closely to the body
📖 Cultural Story
Wide-leg pants gained popularity in the 1920s with flapper fashion, later revived in the 1990s with baggy styles. They symbolize comfort and retro style.
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