Jeans

[jeenz]

noun

1. Sir James (Hopwood) 1877–1946, English astrophysicist and author.

Jeans

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/ dʒiːnz /

noun

1. Sir James Hopwood. 1877–1946, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, best known for his popular books on astronomy. He made important contributions to the kinetic theory of gases and the theory of stellar evolution

jeans

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/ dʒiːnz /

plural noun

1. informal trousers for casual wear, made esp of denim or corduroy

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeans¹

plural of _jean

Example Sentences

Enninful also gave his views on the controversial recent Sydney Sweeney jeans advert.

From BBC

US fashion retailer American Eagle had the Euphoria and White Lotus actress resplendent in its denim alongside the words: "Syndey Sweeney has great jeans."

From BBC

Its patrons like to get all gussied up; in L.A., one sees Guess? jeans in a Verdi audience.

From Los Angeles Times

Nobody would say the Chrome Hearts were as gloriously crusty as Crazy Horse, and at times you had to smile at the band’s intergenerational presentation, with Nelson looking like Kurt Cobain, Oldham evoking a kindly church elder and McCormick bopping around in baggy jeans like somebody from 311.

From Los Angeles Times

Redford runs around downtown New York in a blazer and jeans and you see a glimpse of the whole of unpretentious action stardom that followed.

From Los Angeles Times

When To Use

What are jeans?

Jeans are a type of pants traditionally made from denim (a kind of cotton fabric).The word most commonly refers to denim blue jeans. Jeans can be other colors, but they’re most commonly blue. The defining feature of most jeans is that they’re made out of some kind of denim or denim-like fabric. Most jeans have seams and pockets that are reinforced with rivets—small metal fasteners.The word jeans can technically be used to refer to pants made from other materials, such as corduroy, but this isn’t common. For example, pants made out of corduroy are commonly called corduroys.Jeans were originally worn as pants for rugged work, but they are now most commonly worn as casual attire.Like the words pants and trousers, jeans is always used in the plural form when referring to the pants.The word jean (without an s at the end) can be used to refer to the material and is typically used as a modifier to describe garments that are made of this material, as in jean jacket or jean shorts. Example: I love being able to wear jeans to work on casual Fridays.