Jeans
noun
Sir James (Hopwood) 1877–1946, English astrophysicist and author.
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Jeans
American
[jeenz]
/ dʒinz /
noun
Jeans
1
British
/ dʒiːnz /
noun
jeans
2
British
/ dʒiːnz /
plural noun
Usage
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.
Etymology
Origin of jeans
plural of jean
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But Jeans was confident that holidaymakers from Scotland should not be worried.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
On Wednesday, New Jeans fans rallied under the hashtag "IdolsAreWorkers" in support of the band.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024
"Levii's Jeans" is a funky, bluesy and sultry love song featuring rap/folk crossover artist Post Malone.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024
For relaxed jeans, he is a fan of the Baggy Jean from Abercrombie & Fitch and the Loose Fit Jeans from Los Angeles Apparel.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024
“Mia Oh-My- Uh. I’m not giving anything up. It’s not an either-or proposition. Teaching or music. Jeans or suits. Music will always be a part of my life.”
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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