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tights^¹

/taɪts/ US, UK
/tɑjts/ British, Southern, Standard
/tɑets/ Australia, New Zealand
/tʌɪts/ Scotland

Rhymes with -aɪts

noun

plural, plural only A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.
Similar: pantyhose
plural, plural only A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
plural, plural only A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.
plural, plural only In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.

tights^²

/taɪts/ US, UK
/tɑjts/ British, Southern, Standard
/tɑets/ Australia, New Zealand
/tʌɪts/ Scotland

Rhymes with -aɪts

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verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of tight

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hose, pants, trousers, fishnet, fights, leggings, stickers, stockings, skintights, pantyhose, unitard, toreador pants, swimsuit, maillot, tunic, legging

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noun women's garment — see also pantyhose

Español	panti, pantimedia
한국어	팬티 스타킹 paenti seutaking, 타이츠 taicheu
日本語	パンティストッキング pantisutokkingu, タイツ taitsu
中文	連褲襪 /连裤袜 liánkùwà
Português	meia-calça, colãs
Français	collant
Deutsch	Strumpfhose
Italiano	collant
Română	colanți, dres
Русский	колго́тки kolgótki
العربية	جَوَارِب نِسَائِيَّة طَوِيلَة, كولون kōlōn

noun dancer's garment

Español	malla
Français	collant
Italiano	calzamaglia
Русский	колго́тки kolgótki, трико́ trikó

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@misc{tights_2026,
  title = {tights},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tights},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}