skintight

adjective

skin·​tight ˈskin-ˈtīt 

: closely fitted to the figure

skintight pants

Examples of skintight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dressed in an ivory sweater, aviator sunglasses, and skintight biker shorts, Lopez got down with a group of backup dancers in the clip. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 July 2026

In an act of pure showmanship, Bolton has placed mannequins clothed in fleshlike skintight garments in a tall glass vitrine visible to museumgoers heading toward the medieval wing—a seductive preview that may help lure them away from Arms and Armor. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

The bodice of the skintight red dress featured multiple cutouts and fringe, which gave the illusion the dress had been shredded, with gold bars holding the pieces together. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026

Actor Sam Reid is laced into a pair of skintight black pants, his shoulder-length blond hair braided into Britney-style pigtails and his face and torso covered in iridescent glitter. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

skintight

adjective

skin·​tight ˈskin-ˈtīt 

: closely fitted to the figure