waistline

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US/ˈweɪstˌlaɪn/

noun

a line around the body at the waist; its measurement

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girthwaist
OriginEnglish line ← Middle English line ← Old English līne →
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Meanings

nounwaistline (plural waistlines)

plural waistlines

  1. a line around the body at the waist; its measurement

    Synonyms: girth

  2. the narrowest part of a garment, usually at the waist, but may be above or below depending on the dictates of fashion or the whim of the designer
  3. slangperson having a large waistline
  4. automotiveThe horizontal line just below the windows of a car or other vehicle.

    [...] with the adoption of a curved bodyside profile Bulleid considerably raised the height of the waistline and at the shoulder height of seated passengers, just where the extra space was most needed.

    1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 396

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna line around the body at the waist; its measurement

Similar
girth
Narrower
empire waist

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

Similar
waist
Broader
arearegion
Also see
waist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishwaist
  2. Proto-Indo-European*līno-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*līną
  4. Proto-Germanic*līnǭ
  5. Proto-West Germanic*līnā
  6. Old Englishlīne
  7. Middle Englishline
  8. Englishline
  9. Englishwaistline

From waist + line.

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Translations

Bulgarian та́лия
  • та́лия (tálija)line around the body at the waist; its measurement
Danish talje, taljemål
  • taljeline around the body at the waist; its measurement
  • taljemålline around the body at the waist; its measurement
  • taljenarrowest part of a garment
Dutch taillelijn, taille
  • taillelijnline around the body at the waist; its measurement
  • tailleline around the body at the waist; its measurement
Esperanto talio
  • talioline around the body at the waist; its measurement
Finnish vyötärölinja, vyötärölinja
  • vyötärölinjaline around the body at the waist; its measurement
  • vyötärölinjanarrowest part of a garment
French tour de taille
  • tour de tailleline around the body at the waist; its measurement
German Taille, Taille
  • Tailleline around the body at the waist; its measurement
  • Taillenarrowest part of a garment
Italian girovita, vita
  • girovitaline around the body at the waist; its measurement
  • vitaline around the body at the waist; its measurement
Japanese 胴回り, ウエスト
  • 胴回り (dōmawari)line around the body at the waist; its measurement
  • ウエスト (uesuto)narrowest part of a garment
Russian та́лия, та́лия
  • та́лия (tálija)line around the body at the waist; its measurement
  • та́лия (tálija)narrowest part of a garment
Cite this entry
APA

waistline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waistline

MLA

“waistline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waistline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waistline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waistline.

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