bathing suit

noun

: swimsuit

Examples of bathing suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Style it over a bathing suit at the beach, or with a maxiskirt to the office. — Sydney Pulaski, Glamour, 12 June 2026 Guests are asked to not wear garments like cut-offs, flip-flops, bathing suits or sleeveless shirts. — Jenna Thompson june 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026 That sounds worse than bathing suit shopping in February. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 His bone-crushing jaws ready, William frightfully honed in on his prey — bathing suit-clad me. — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathing suit

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bathing suit was in 1852

Rhymes for bathing suit

See All Rhymes for bathing suit

Browse Nearby Words

bathing machine
bathing suit
bath kol
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Bathing suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathing%20suit. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Kids Definition

bathing suit

noun
: swimsuit

More from Merriam-Webster on bathing suit

Nglish: Translation of bathing suit for Spanish Speakers

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about bathing suit

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All