jeans
/d͡ʒiːnz/
noun
A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
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Noun 1 meaning
A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
“Traditionally most jeans are dyed dark blue.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Gene(s) (also spelled Jean(s)), an obsolete English name for the Italian city of Genoa. Compare French Gênes. In the context of clothing, the term originally denoted a kind of coarse cotton (known more fully as Gene(s) fustian) that was associated with Genoa.
JEANS at a glance
JEANS has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (J 8 + E 1 + A 1 + N 1 + S 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,057 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with jeans
All rhymesOne letter away
- MEANS7
- BEANS7
- LEANS5
- DEANS6
- WEANS8
- SEANS5
- PEANS7
- YEANS8
- GEANS6
- JEATS12
- REANS5
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