"skintight" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: skin + tight Etymology templates: {{compound|en|skin|tight}} skin + tight Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} skintight (not comparable)
  1. Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: body-hugging, figure-hugging, close-fitting, skin tight, skin-tight Translations (conforming tightly to the body): тесен (tesen) (Bulgarian), опънат (opǎnat) (Bulgarian), 緊身 (Chinese Mandarin), 紧身 (jǐnshēn) (Chinese Mandarin), ihonmyötäinen (Finnish), moulant [masculine] (French), serrant (French), hauteng (German), obcisły (Polish)

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