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spandex

spandex

31 3.7
A very stretchy fabric used for tight clothes like sportswear
  • noun
  • /ˈspændɛks/
translation icon : elastano
  • Athletes often prefer to wear spandex because it allows for greater freedom of movement.
  • Lycra and spandex
  • wear spandex
  • spandex fabric

So they don't have any spandex or stretch in them.

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Examples

  • The sun baked the top of my head, and sweat trickled under my black spandex sports bra.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Grown man wears spandex to work.

  • I suddenly realized how uncomfortable spandex bike pants could be.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Lots of young women in spandex, their hair pulled back in ponytails, are out for a jog.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Rebecca has running shoes and spandex tights and a regular route through the summer, spring, and winter.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I was wearing black spandex shorts and an oversized hockey jersey.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • His mind filled with visions of Spandex-clad Marvel Comics superheroes from his youth.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Any volleyball player could just as easily move in longer spandex or mid-thigh loose-fitting shorts.

    Blog text (32)
  • The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and spandex-clad superheroes paraded down the streets.

    Blog text (4)
  • Zentai catsuits aren't the same as regular spandex catsuits, which are intended for moving.

    Blog text (6)

Synonyms

elastic
vsspandex
8 3.6

A fabric that stretches, used to make parts of clothes

is a specific synthetic fiber with much greater elasticity used mainly for sportswear

How Elastic

spandex
31 3.7
rubber
230 1.0
nylon
52 3.1
polyester
41 3.2
cotton
115 1.0

Surface Forms

spandex singular
spandexes plural

Etymology

Spandex was made from the word expand to suggest 'to stretch'. So, it is an easy way to remember that spandex is a very stretchy fabric often used in sports and tight clothing.