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Swimsuit vs Leotard - What's the difference?

swimsuit | leotard |

As nouns the difference between swimsuit and leotard

is that swimsuit is a tight-fitting garment worn for swimming, especially the one-piece garment worn by women and girls while leotard is a skin-tight one-piece garment with long sleeves and no legs, often worn by dancers, acrobats etc.

swimsuit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tight-fitting garment worn for swimming, especially the one-piece garment worn by women and girls.

    • Synonyms

    * bathers (Australia) * budgie smugglers (qualifier) * cossie (Australia) * swimmers (Australia) * swimming costume * swimming trunks (the male bottom that resembles shorts) * togs (Australia)

    See also

    * bikini * boardies * board shorts * monokini * neck-to-knee * skinny dipping * swimming shorts * swimming trunks * swimwear

    leotard

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia leotard) (en noun)
  • A skin-tight one-piece garment with long sleeves and no legs, often worn by dancers, acrobats etc.

    • Derived terms

    * unitard English eponyms