lycra
/ˈlaɪkɹə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Being a gym bunny is simply unbecoming. Not as unbecoming, perhaps, as the bicycle bunnies, with their helmet hair, their strangely padded Lycras that suggest a degree of sexual depravity and those ridiculous clacky shoes. But we’re not very pleasing to behold."
- "In recent seasons fetishwear has found its way onto the catwalk, with vinyl, PVC and lycra featuring among the most unlikely designer offerings."
- "Much of the lycra on show began life hugging torsos on other continents."