pair of trousers vs long trousers

long trousers vs pair of trousers

pair of trousers and long trousers both are nouns.

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

As nouns, long trousers is a hyponym of pair of trousers; that is, long trousers 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
long trousers: trousers reaching to the foot

Other hyponyms of pair of trousers include bell-bottoms, 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, 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)	long trousers (noun)
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately	trousers reaching to the foot

Difference between pair of trousers and long trousers

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