skintight

adjective

skin·​tight ˈskin-ˈtīt How to pronounce skintight (audio)
: closely fitted to the figure
skintight pants

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For the ceremony, the fashion designer and beauty mogul wore a skintight lavender dress from her own label. Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 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 The inner layer of his piece is a skintight runners set made of neoprene and lycra and finished with reflective orange lining. Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for skintight

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skintight was in 1885

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“Skintight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skintight. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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skintight

adjective
skin·​tight ˈskin-ˈtīt How to pronounce skintight (audio)
: closely fitted to the figure
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