pant vs pantaloon

pantaloon vs pant

pant and pantaloon both are nouns.

pant is a verb but pantaloon is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pant	Yes	No	Yes	No
pantaloon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pantaloon is a hyponym of pant; that is, pantaloon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pant:

pant: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
pantaloon: trousers worn in former times

Other hyponyms of pant 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, long trousers, pajama, pyjama, pedal pushers, toreador pants, salwar, shalwar, short pants, shorts, trunks, slacks, stretch pants, sweat pants, sweatpants, trews, salopettes, ski pants.

pant (noun)	pantaloon (noun)
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open	trousers worn in former times
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)

pant (verb)	pantaloon (verb)
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
utter while panting, as if out of breath

Difference between pant and pantaloon

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