leotard
noun
le·o·tard ˈlē-ə-ˌtärd 
: a close-fitting one-piece garment worn especially by dancers, acrobats, and aerialists
also : tights —often used in plural
leotarded
ˈlē-ə-ˌtär-dəd
adjective 
Example Sentences
Our aerobics instructor wore a bright red leotard.
Recent Examples on the Web Sticking with a purple theme, the star complemented her leotard with a lilac tulle coat and her signature performance footwear: lace-up boots. 
Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 Kristina Kadashevych sails into the air in a pale blue leotard, legs outstretched in a leap. Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2022 Skims’s bodysuit makes a great stand-in for a leotard, and how lovely is this sheer-in-all-the-right-places Alexander McQueen skirt? Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022 This form-fitting leotard has an open back, adjustable straps, and a shelf bra with removable padding. Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 7 Aug. 2022 Carry around a boom box, tease your hair, and wear a leotard. Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 8 July 2022 Wendy Jim gave me a leotard with a hand on it, that became the cover of Fatherf*cker, my 2003 album. Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Rose Byrne is back in leotard and leggings in new episodes of this dark comedy set in the 1980s. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 29 May 2022 What else explains our ability to hold all her contradictions or the fetishizing inspired by the details of her diet (Coca-Cola first thing in the mornings, salted almonds, cigarettes), her packing list (Scotch, leotard, shawl, typewriter). New York Times, 23 Dec. 2021 See More
Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 Kristina Kadashevych sails into the air in a pale blue leotard, legs outstretched in a leap. Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2022 Skims’s bodysuit makes a great stand-in for a leotard, and how lovely is this sheer-in-all-the-right-places Alexander McQueen skirt? Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022 This form-fitting leotard has an open back, adjustable straps, and a shelf bra with removable padding. Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 7 Aug. 2022 Carry around a boom box, tease your hair, and wear a leotard. Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 8 July 2022 Wendy Jim gave me a leotard with a hand on it, that became the cover of Fatherf*cker, my 2003 album. Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Rose Byrne is back in leotard and leggings in new episodes of this dark comedy set in the 1980s. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 29 May 2022 What else explains our ability to hold all her contradictions or the fetishizing inspired by the details of her diet (Coca-Cola first thing in the mornings, salted almonds, cigarettes), her packing list (Scotch, leotard, shawl, typewriter). New York Times, 23 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Jules Léotard, †1870 French aerial gymnast
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
leotard
noun
le·o·tard ˈlē-ə-ˌtärd
: a tight one-piece garment worn by a dancer or acrobat