pair of trousers vs knee pants

knee pants vs pair of trousers

pair of trousers and knee pants both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pair of trousers	Yes	No	No	No
knee pants	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, knee pants is a hyponym of pair of trousers; that is, knee pants 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
knee pants: (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

Other hyponyms of pair of trousers include bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers, breeches, knee breeches, 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)	knee pants (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 ending above the knee

Difference between pair of trousers and knee pants

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