English

Noun

Jeans

1. plural of Jean

Proper noun

Jeans

1. A patronymic surname​ derived from a medieval variant of John.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jeans ?

1. plural of Jean

French

Proper noun

Jeans

1. plural of Jean

German

Etymology 1

From English jeans

Pronunciation

Noun

Jeans f ‎(genitive Jeans, plural Jeans)

1. A pair of jeans, denim trousers

Synonyms

• Niethose

Etymology 2

From French Jean

Proper noun

Jeans

1. plural of Jean

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From English jeans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒiːns/

Noun

Jeans f ‎(plural Jeansen)

1. pair of jeans
2. (uncountable) denim

English

Noun

jeans pl ‎(plural only)

1. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
   • 2013 August 3, “Revenge of the nerds”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:

     Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.

   Traditionally most jeans are dyed dark blue.‎

jeans

1. plural of jean

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:trousers

Derived terms

• blue jeans
• cream in one's jeans

Related terms

• Genoese, Genovese

Translations

Anagrams

• janes

Dutch

Alternative forms

• jean (obsolete)

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowing from English jeans.

Noun

jeans f ‎(plural jeans, diminutive jeansje n)

1. A pair of jeans (denim trousers)
2. (by extension) Any denim garment
3. (invariable) The cotton fabric denim

Synonyms

• (trousers): jeansbroek m, spijkerbroek m

Derived terms

• jeanstint

Related terms

• blue jeans
• Genuees m & adjective

French

Noun

jeans m

1. plural of jean

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from English jeans.

Noun

jeans m pl

1. (Jersey) jeans

Portuguese

Etymology

From English jeans.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒĩs/

Noun

jeans m (uncountable)

1. denim (type of textile)

   O jeans é frequentemente tingido de anil.‎

   Denim is often dyed indigo.

Noun

jeans m pl or m (in variation) (plurale tantum)

1. jeans (denim trousers)

   Vista seus jeans.‎

   Wear your jeans.

Adjective

jeans ‎(plural jeans, not comparable)

1. made of denim

   saia jeans‎ ― denim skirt

   Comprei uma jaqueta jeans.‎

   I bought a denim jacket.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jins/

Noun

jeans m ‎(plural jeans)

1. jeans (trousers)

Usage notes

Spelling proscribed as an anglicism; the spelling yin or yines is preferred.^[1]

Synonyms

• pantalones vaqueros

References

1. ↑ Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, vaquero