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

G4Free EverGoing Yoga Pants My mom refuses to be uncomfortable for the sake of fashion, especially on travel days, which is why yoga pants like these are a staple in her capsule wardrobe. —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026

Then grab these yoga pants made of buttery soft, stretchy material that's ideal for lounging, traveling, and running errands. —Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026

There are several selections under $35, like this two-piece lounge set or these mini-flare yoga pants. —Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026

In 2014, following the now-infamous see-through yoga pants episode, Advent again stepped in to buy half Wilson’s stake for $845 million. —Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yoga pants

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