bell-bottomed
Definition
- Adjective:
- Describing a style of trousers or pants where the lower part of each leg widens significantly from the knee downward, creating a flared shape that resembles the opening of a bell.
Usage
- The term bell-bottomed is used specifically as an adjective to modify nouns like "trousers," "pants," or "jeans." It describes a distinct fashion silhouette.
- It is typically used in the attributive position (before the noun it modifies).
Examples
- Adjective:
- She wore a pair of vintage bell-bottomed jeans to the party.
- The uniform for the naval personnel included bell-bottomed trousers.
Advanced Usage
- The term is strongly associated with fashion trends from specific eras, most notably the 1960s and 1970s.
- While "bell-bottomed" is the standard adjectival form, the noun phrase "bell-bottoms" is more commonly used to refer to the garment itself.
Variants and Related Words
- Bell-bottoms (noun, plural): The trousers themselves.
- He found his old bell-bottoms in the attic.
- Flared (adjective): A more general term describing a similar widening shape, often used interchangeably in modern fashion contexts (e.g., flared jeans).
- Wide-leg (adjective): Describes trousers that are wide from the hip or thigh down, which can include but is not synonymous with the specific knee-down flare of bell-bottomed styles.
Synonyms
- Flared (when referring specifically to the leg opening from the knee).
Antonyms
- Straight-leg (adjective): Describing trousers with legs of consistent width from thigh to ankle.
- Skinny (adjective): Describing very tight-fitting trousers.
- Tapered (adjective): Describing trousers that become narrower toward the ankle.
Adjective
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(of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom
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bell-bottomed trousers
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