unitard

[ yoo-ni-tahrd ]

noun

1. a one-piece leotard with full-length stockings; bodysuit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unitard¹

uni- + (leo)tard

Example Sentences

Its earworms have driven theater critics mad; its costumes of unitards and leg warmers are just as impossible to dislodge from your memory.

From New York Times

What was the process like of trying to find the right sparkly unitard, for example?

From Salon

Wearing white unitards adorned with blue and red stars or a stripe down the side of the leg, the young dancers bounced on their feet before tilting forward and back to the propulsive beat.

From New York Times

In other ways, “Titanic Depression,” a new multimedia performance, could only have come from the madcap brain of Dynasty Handbag, the queer vaudevillian with punk origins and questionable taste in unitards.

From New York Times

Ten giggling children, wearing short unitards or leggings or a filmy skirt just because, assemble on the long floor mats, managing to dance even when sitting down.

From Seattle Times