Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unitard

/ˈju.nɪˌtɑɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: uni-tard
IPA: /ˈju.nɪˌtɑɹd/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skin-tight garment covering the torso and the legs, sometimes the arms and feet.

Example Sentences

"While Lincoln Kirstein noted that the unitards did show clearly the dancers' lines, he too found them distracting: "Union-suit tights are hard to make look neat, but the line of undergarments shining through continually destroyed the line.""
"The unitard consists of a leotard (a sort of stretchy one-piece bathing suit) attached to a pair of tights, which completely cover the legs. The unitard can be worn by anyone — men and women, boys, girls, and extraordinarily graceful household pets."
"Backstage (that is, in the high school locker room) before the show, all the other senior girls were pulling on their red unitards for the jazz piece."

Etymology

Blend of uni- + leotard.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: uni

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈju.nɪˌtɑɹd/
British English: /ˈjuː.nɪ.tɑːd/

Inflected Forms

unitards (plural)

Derived Forms

unitarded

Synonyms

leotard body suit cat suit

Questions

How do you pronounce unitard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈju.nɪˌtɑɹd/.
What does unitard mean?: A skin-tight garment covering the torso and the legs, sometimes the arms and feet.
Where does unitard come from?: Blend of uni- + leotard.

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