A bikini is a two-piece swimming costume worn by women.
bikini in British English
(bɪˈkiːnɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-nis
a woman's very brief two-piece swimming costume
Word origin
C20: after Bikini atoll, from a comparison between the devastating effect of the atomic-bombtest and the effect caused by women wearing bikinis
Bikini in British English
(bɪˈkiːnɪ)
noun
an atoll in the N Pacific; one of the Marshall Islands: site of a US atomic-bomb test in 1946
bikini in American English
(bɪˈkini)
noun
1.
a very brief two-piece swimsuit for women
2.
very brief, legless underpants or swimming trunks
Word origin
Fr, after Bikini, Marshall Islands atomic bomb testing site (1946); to suggest the explosive effecton the viewer
Examples of 'bikini' in a sentence
bikini
She has lost confidence wearing a bikini.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Being in your underwear is exactly the same as wearing a bikini.
The Sun (2016)
She always said she couldn't find swimming costumes or bikinis that covered her surgery scars.
The Sun (2016)
It's a world away from the woman who once arrived at her own birthday party wearing just a bikini, fur coat and snorkel.
The Sun (2016)
You can enjoy all your favourite foods while working on that toned bikini body.
The Sun (2015)
One of the pictures is taken from behind of her in just bikini bottoms.
The Sun (2015)
She cut a colourful figure by pairing the fringed white bikini top with maroon bottoms.
The Sun (2013)
Last week we gave you your complete bikini body workout.
The Sun (2012)
My white bikini was brown and dripping.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But at least her skimpy bikini shows she has the right formula for turning heads on her hols.
The Sun (2012)
Twitter users rushed to share the picture of what they thought was the singer in a stripy red and white bikini.
The Sun (2013)
Worth remembering for next summer's bikini body.
The Sun (2009)
It was like a 1970s bikini bottom.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We can't wait to see the bikini body snaps.
The Sun (2014)
In one photo, she can be seen sitting on a beach in just her bikini bottoms.
The Sun (2013)
Wearing a frilly white bikini top and barely there bottoms, she looked absolutely sensational.
The Sun (2012)
The 32-year-old mum showed off her bikini body in a red hot number.
The Sun (2014)
AN advert for diet protein showing an athletic woman in a bikini has been cleared of being offensive despite hundreds of complaints.
The Sun (2015)
I can now wear bikinis, and feel great.
The Sun (2014)
Did I really pack these four skimpy bikinis and totally forget the shaving foam?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I'll happily wear a bikini on the beach without caring what anyone thinks.
The Sun (2012)
Then there is the weather: Baden-Baden was perfect for skimpy bikinis in a summer heatwave.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I know she will appear poolside on that first morning and part of me won't recognise this glamorous young woman in her bikini.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Protein World was engulfed in a storm of protests last year over posters that featured a woman in a bikini with the slogan'Are you beach body ready?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Word lists with
bikini
articles of clothing, articles of clothing
In other languages
bikini
British English: bikini /bɪˈkiːnɪ/ NOUN
A bikini is a two-piece swimming costume worn by women.
American English: bikini
Arabic: بيكيني
Brazilian Portuguese: biquíni
Chinese: 比基尼泳装
Croatian: bikini
Czech: plavky dvojdílné dámské
Danish: bikini
Dutch: bikini
European Spanish: bikini
Finnish: bikinit
French: bikini
German: Bikini
Greek: μπικίνι
Italian: bikini
Japanese: ビキニ
Korean: 비키니
Norwegian: bikini
Polish: bikini
European Portuguese: biquíni
Romanian: bikini
Russian: бикини
Latin American Spanish: bikini
Swedish: bikini
Thai: บิกินี่
Turkish: bikini
Ukrainian: бікіні
Vietnamese: áo tắm hai mảnh
All related terms of 'bikini'
bikini body
Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs .
bikini cut
a horizontal surgical incision in the lower abdomen , often used for a hysterectomy or a Cesarean delivery , so called because it leaves a less noticeable scar than does a vertical incision
bikini line
A woman's bikini line is the edges of the area where her pubic hair grows .
bikini top
the part of a bikini worn over the breasts
bikini wax
a treatment to remove hair from the bikini line with hot wax
bikini briefs
a pair of men's or women's underpants that barely cover the groin area
string bikini
a skimpy bikini having often a triangular covering part held in place by narrow, string-like ties
bikini bottoms
the part of a bikini worn over the groin
Brazilian bikini wax
the act or instance of removing all or almost all of a woman's pubic hair for cosmetic reasons
thong
A thong is a long thin strip of leather, plastic , or rubber .