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denim

denim

59 1.0
A strong blue cotton cloth used to make jeans and jackets
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛnɪm/
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  • She wore a classic denim jacket over her summer dress.
  • wear denim
  • denim jeans
  • denim overalls

So let's first talk a little bit about some denim life cycle facts.

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Examples

  • So these white denim shorts I have been loving.

  • Shorts, purses, jeans, whatever it may be, denim is truly one of the best materials.

  • And so when you open this, it's denim all the way inside.

  • One dark head in a denim jacket looked much like another.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • And now we have your classic denim shorts, white top situation.

  • These have been my denim shorts of the summer.

  • Last thing, white T-shirt and a denim jacket is all you need.

  • "Is that why you work at the hospice?" Robert wore a dark-blue denim shirt and a bright yellow tie.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Today, Jeans Couture acknowledges the central role denim has in fashion.

  • Denim is a popular fabric choice for making sturdy jeans.

Synonyms

fabric
vsdenim
252 1.0

Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibers used for clothes and curtains

is a specific strong twill cotton mainly used for sturdy casual clothing
jean
vsdenim
28 1.3

A strong cotton fabric used to make work clothes and casual trousers

is typically blue and used mainly for everyday sturdy clothing
dungaree
vsdenim
  • Archaic
9 5.1

A strong, rough cotton cloth used for work clothes like overalls

is less coarse and used more for casual, fashionable clothing

How Durable

leather
509 1.0
canvas
63 3.0
denim
59 1.0
cotton
115 1.0
silk
237 1.0

Surface Forms

denim singular
denims plural

Etymology

The word denim comes from the French phrase de Nîmes, which means 'from Nîmes', a city in France. It originally named a strong cloth called serge made there, and that's why denim now means the tough cotton fabric used for jeans.