bodysuit

noun

body·​suit ˈbä-dē-ˌsüt 

plural bodysuits

1

: a close-fitting one-piece garment for the torso often with sleeves

… a bodysuit … of Italian-made jersey or knit. It has long sleeves, pulls on over the head, fits snugly and fastens with snaps at the crotch. This serves to replace a conventional sweater or blouse.

—Carrie Donovan

2

: a usually close-fitting one-piece garment that covers most or all of the body

Some of the top-selling costumes this year at the Spirit Halloween store in River Park are off the beaten path. Brightly colored bodysuits that cover the wearer from head to toe, including hands and feet, are popular sellers for adults.

—Fresno (California) Bee

Examples of bodysuit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Saturday, the troubled pop star uploaded a video dancing in a sheer black bodysuit while covering her breasts with her hands. —Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026

Lopez turned heads in a crystal-encrusted plunging bodysuit, matching thigh-high boots, and a feather hoodie. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026

Her look came adorned with red antlers and a person in a red bodysuit to hold her veil. —Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026

Carpenter saved one of her boldest statements for the final stretch, rocking a sizzling, see-through black lace bodysuit that left little to the imagination. —Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bodysuit

• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute
• involute