pair of trousers vs bell-bottoms

bell-bottoms vs pair of trousers

pair of trousers and bell-bottoms both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pair of trousers	Yes	No	No	No
bell-bottoms	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bell-bottoms is a hyponym of pair of trousers; that is, bell-bottoms is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pair of trousers:

pair of trousers: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
bell-bottoms: (used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s

Other hyponyms of pair of trousers include bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers, chinos, churidars, cords, corduroys, flannel, gabardine, tweed, white, blue jeans, denim, jeans, jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches, long pants, long trousers, pajama, pyjama, pantaloon, pedal pushers, toreador pants, salwar, shalwar, short pants, shorts, trunks, slacks, stretch pants, sweat pants, sweatpants, trews, salopettes, ski pants.

pair of trousers (noun)	bell-bottoms (noun)
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately	(used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s

Difference between pair of trousers and bell-bottoms

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