Dictionary.com

sunsuit

[ suhn-soot ]
/ ˈsʌnˌsut /
Save This Word!
noun
any of various brief garments or outfits worn by women and children for leisure or play in warm weather, as shorts and a halter.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
cactus
wallet
goat
party
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of sunsuit

First recorded in 1925–30; sun + suit

Words nearby sunsuit

sunspots, sun star, sunstone, sunstroke, sunstruck, sunsuit, suntan, suntanned, suntans, sun tea, suntrap
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use sunsuit in a sentence

  • Telzey snapped the tiny library shut, fastened it to the belt of her sunsuit and went over to the open window.

    Novice|James H. Schmitz

  • The girls looked flushed and uncomfortable, but for the redhead who still wore her scanty sunsuit.

    The Helpful Hand of God|Tom Godwin

British Dictionary definitions for sunsuit

sunsuit
/ (ˈsʌnˌsuːt, -ˌsjuːt) /
noun
a child's outfit consisting of a brief top and shorts or a short skirt
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK