pair of trousers vs corduroys

corduroys vs pair of trousers

pair of trousers and corduroys both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pair of trousers	Yes	No	No	No
corduroys	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, corduroys is a hyponym of pair of trousers; that is, corduroys 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
corduroys: cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth

Other hyponyms of pair of trousers include bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers, chinos, churidars, cords, 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)	corduroys (noun)
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately	cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth

Difference between pair of trousers and corduroys

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