yoga pants

noun

variants or less commonly yoga pant

: leggings (see leggings sense 1a) designed for wear when practicing yoga postures

a pair of yoga pants

… she noticed that her friends in London were wearing yoga pants with a smart blazer to Cipriani for lunch.

—Rob Haskell

—sometimes used in the singular form yoga pant especially in marketing or fashion writing or when used before another noun

The Classic adidas three-stripe design meets high-waisted performance in a great all-around yoga pant.

—Suzannah Kolbeck

These pants are comfy like sweats but made of a lighter, stretchier fabric in a yoga pant style.

—Suzy Forman

Examples of yoga pants in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These wide-leg yoga pants feature stretchy fabric that’s comfortable for travel days, a relaxed fit, and side pockets. — Aashna Gheewalla, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

These chemicals, which can accumulate in human bodies and cause cancer, are so widespread across consumer products that they can be found from a pair of yoga pants to non-stick cooking pans. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 24 July 2026

Wear it around the house as loungewear with yoga pants, style it with trousers and heels for dressier occasions, or throw it on with sandals and your favorite shorts for a simple everyday look. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

This incident adds to a long history of controversies, including founder Chip Wilson's past insensitive remarks, recurring quality issues with sheer yoga pants, false health claims, and a recent PFAS investigation. — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yoga pants

• confidants
• sycophants
• underpants
• ants
• aunts
• cants
• chants
• grants
• krantz
• lants
• plants
• rants