lycra
/ˈlaɪkɹə/
lycra noun: letter case form of Lycra.
Noun (1)
lycra (uncountable)
- Letter case form of Lycra.
- In recent seasons fetishwear has found its way onto the catwalk, with vinyl, PVC and lycra featuring among the most unlikely designer offerings.1996, Caryn Franklin, Franklin on fashion
- Much of the lycra on show began life hugging torsos on other continents.2009 January 16, Xan Rice, “One man's quest to find first black winner of the Tour de France”, in The Guardian
Noun (2) capitalized: Lycra
Lycra (countable and uncountable, plural Lycras)
- A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.
- Clothing made from such materials, especially with reference to cycling shorts.
- A tight-fitting garment made of Lycra.
- Being a gym bunny is simply unbecoming. Not as unbecoming, perhaps, as the bicycle bunnies, with their helmet hair, their strangely padded Lycras that suggest a degree of sexual depravity and those ridiculous clacky shoes. But we’re not very pleasing to behold.2017 November 16, Jo Ellison, “Help: the gym has turned us into slobs”, in Financial Times
Forms of lycra
| plural | Lycras |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lycra |
Origin of lycra
Marketing coinage.
Words formed from lycra
Phrases with lycra
Questions about lycra
- What does lycra mean?
- Lycra means letter case form of Lycra.
- What part of speech is lycra?
- Lycra is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lycra?
- Lycra is pronounced /ˈlaɪkɹə/.
- What is the plural of lycra?
- The plural of lycra is Lycras.
Words near lycra in the dictionary
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