Meanings
- uncountableskintight garments that cover the entire body
Laid out on the cot was a single piece of dark clothing that looked like someone's deflated shadow. "This is a zentai outfit." She held up the costume.
2011, Donovan Rush, Obsession2 more examples
Saturday morning Tori was due over so we could go shopping. I thought I'd surprise her... so I set up the TENS unit, then locked on a zentai suit over it, then put a corset on over that, and locked a belt over that! Finally I chained myself to the bed so I couldn't do anything about it.
2007, Stephen Harris, “Chastity, corsets, TENS, zentai and bondage...”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm (Usenet)The Viruses were reaching the front door. Other women dressed in leather zentai suits dropped in on hoverbikes, dispersing of^([sic]) the Viruses. Van recognized the symbols on their clothing.
2011, Daniel Mega, Infrastrata
Origin
- Japaneseゼンタイ
- Englishzentai
From Japanese ゼンタイ, a portmanteau of 全身タイツ (zenshin taitsu, “full-body tights”).
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zentai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zentai
“zentai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zentai. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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