Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capri pants

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: capri -pants
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Casual pants or trousers, usually for women, with the bottom hem reaching to below the knee but above the ankle (at midcalf, more or less); usually lightweight and summery.

Example Sentences

"I see women wearing capri pants nearly every day; they're not as bad as cargo capris, but they aren't the capri pants of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn, either. Those 1960s capri pants were fitted."

Etymology

Part of the Capri Collection by fashion designer Sonja de Lennart (1920–), named after her family's preferred holiday destination, the Italian island of Capri.

Derived Forms

skapri

Frequently Paired Words

manpris pedal pushers flood pants shorts

Synonyms

clamdiggers

Questions

What does capri pants mean?: Casual pants or trousers, usually for women, with the bottom hem reaching to below the knee but above the ankle (at midcalf, more or less); usually lightweight and summery.
Where does capri pants come from?: Part of the Capri Collection by fashion designer Sonja de Lennart (1920–), named after her family's preferred holiday destination, the Italian island of Capri.

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