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Swimwear vs Swimsuit - What's the difference?

swimwear | swimsuit | Hyponyms |

Swimsuit is a hyponym of swimwear.



As nouns the difference between swimwear and swimsuit

is that swimwear is items of clothing appropriate for swimming while swimsuit is a tight-fitting garment worn for swimming, especially the one-piece garment worn by women and girls.

swimwear

English

Noun

(-)
  • Items of clothing appropriate for swimming
  • * April 19 2002 , Scott Tobias, AV Club Dark Tide [http://www.avclub.com/articles/dark-tide,72548/]
    • For Stockwell’s purposes, Halle Berry reps an appreciable presence in swimwear , but even her opening voiceover sounds swamped by boredom and regret.

    Hyponyms

    *bikini *swimming trunks *swimsuit

    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