Synonyms

Capri pants

American

noun

(used with a plural verb)

women's casual trousers with a tapered leg that end above the ankle and a vertical slit at the outside bottom edge.

Capri pants British

plural noun

women's tight-fitting trousers

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Etymology

Origin of Capri pants

First recorded in 1955–60; after the island of Capri

Example Sentences

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The capri pants Kay Washburn recently purchased online cost $5.95, less than a burger and fries from In-N-Out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

His capri pants of yesteryear have been replaced by shorts.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2022

They shared the same group of friends, the same tanks and capri pants.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021

The men are in shirt-sleeves or aloha shirts, the women in capri pants or summer skirts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2021

She wore capri pants and Keds sneakers and moved slowly, leaning most of her weight on an aluminum cane.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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