overpants

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noun

Synonym of overtrousers

Similar
overtrousers
OriginEnglish pants ← French pantalon ← Italian Pantalone →
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Meanings

nounoverpants pl (plural only, attributive overpant)

attributive overpant

  1. pluralplural onlySynonym of overtrousers

    Synonyms: overtrousers

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of overtrousers

Similar
overtrousers

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  10. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  11. Ancient Greekἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn)
  12. Ancient GreekΠαντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)
  13. ItalianPantalone
  14. Frenchpantalon
  15. Englishpantaloon
  16. Englishpantaloons
  17. Englishpants
  18. Englishoverpants

From over- + pants.

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APA

overpants. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpants

MLA

“overpants.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpants. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overpants,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpants.

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