TIGHTS

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does tights mean? 

• TIGHTS (noun)
  The noun TIGHTS has 1 sense:

1. skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls

  Familiarity information: TIGHTS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIGHTS (noun)

Meaning:

Skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

leotards; tights

Hypernyms ("tights" is a kind of...):

hose; hosiery (socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear))

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tights"):

maillot (tights for dancers or gymnasts)

pantyhose (a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings)