plural jeans
1
: a durable twilled cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes
2
usually jeans
: pants usually made of denim or jean
… strolling with royal puppy Lupo through Kensington Gardens near the couple's two-bedroom cottage in a pair of jeans and rain boots.—
Alicia Dennis et al.
Alicia Dennis et al.Millions of people today buy designer jeans for double the price of equally durable generic jeans …—Jared Diamond
see also blue jeans, mom jeans
Jared DiamondExamples of jean in a Sentence
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Cowboy hats, jeans, a lot of alcohol and bull riding combine into a special mix of hypermasculine rituals at Mexican rodeo shows.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
For a simple but stylish outfit, wear black skinny jeans with a relaxed T-shirt, a cardigan sweater, and loafers.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
Grab spring-friendly fashion finds under $30, like this puff-sleeve white dress, these super stretchy wide-leg jeans, and this $8 boat neck T-shirt.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Minutes later, Villaraigosa swapped his black and white Veja sneakers and jeans for dress shoes and a suit for the church service in Compton, at which an overwhelmingly Black audience gave him a warm reception.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
For a simple but stylish outfit, wear black skinny jeans with a relaxed T-shirt, a cardigan sweater, and loafers.
—René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
Grab spring-friendly fashion finds under $30, like this puff-sleeve white dress, these super stretchy wide-leg jeans, and this $8 boat neck T-shirt.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Minutes later, Villaraigosa swapped his black and white Veja sneakers and jeans for dress shoes and a suit for the church service in Compton, at which an overwhelmingly Black audience gave him a warm reception.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Jean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jean. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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jean
noun1
: a heavy cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes
2
plural
: pants made of jean, denim, or corduroy
Etymology
a shortened form of earlier jean fustian, literally "a fustian (heavy cotton cloth) from Genoa," from Middle English Gene "Genoa, Italy"
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