Waist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪst/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈeɪst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waistline shank

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Taille

die Verengung des Körpers zwischen Rippen und Hüften

🇫🇷French

taille

le rétrécissement du corps entre les côtes et les hanches

🇪🇸Spanish

cintura

el estrechamiento del cuerpo entre las costillas y las caderas

🇮🇹Italian

Vita

il restringimento del corpo tra le costole e i fianchi

🇳🇱Dutch

taille

de vernauwing van het lichaam tussen de ribben en de heupen

🇵🇹Portuguese

cintura

o estreitamento do corpo entre as costelas e quadris

🇷🇺Russian

талия

сужение тела между ребрами и бедрами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कमर

पसलियों और कूल्हों के बीच शरीर का सिकुड़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

কোমর

পাঁজর এবং নিতম্বের মধ্যে শরীরের সংকীর্ণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

இடுப்பு

விலா எலும்புகள் மற்றும் இடுப்புகளுக்கு இடையில் உடலின் குறுகலானது

🇮🇳Telugu

నడుము

పక్కటెముకలు మరియు తుంటి మధ్య శరీరం యొక్క సంకుచితం

🇮🇳Marathi

कंबर

बरगड्या आणि नितंबांमधील शरीराचे अरुंदीकरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

કમર

પાંસળી અને હિપ્સ વચ્ચે શરીરનું સંકુચિત થવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೊಂಟ

ಪಕ್ಕೆಲುಬುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸೊಂಟದ ನಡುವೆ ದೇಹದ ಕಿರಿದಾಗುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അരക്കെട്ട്

വാരിയെല്ലുകൾക്കും ഇടുപ്പിനും ഇടയിൽ ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെ സങ്കോചം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮਰ

ਪੱਸਲੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਕੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸਰੀਰ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੁਚਿਤ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمر

پسلیوں اور کولہوں کے درمیان جسم کا تنگ ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腰部

肋骨和臀部之间的身体变窄

🇯🇵Japanese

ウエスト

肋骨と腰の間の体の狭まり

🇰🇷Korean

허리

갈비뼈와 엉덩이 사이의 신체가 좁아지는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thắt lưng

sự thu hẹp của cơ thể giữa xương sườn và hông

🇹🇭Thai

เอว

การตีบแคบของร่างกายระหว่างซี่โครงและสะโพก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pinggang

penyempitan tubuh antara tulang rusuk dan pinggul

🇵🇭Filipino

baywang

ang pagpapaliit ng katawan sa pagitan ng mga tadyang at balakang

🇲🇾Malay

pinggang

penyempitan badan antara rusuk dan pinggul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وَسَط

تضييق الجسم بين الضلوع والوركين

🇮🇷Persian

کمر

باریک شدن بدن بین دنده ها و باسن

🇹🇷Turkish

bel

vücudun kaburgalar ve kalçalar arasında daralması

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹתֶן

היצרות הגוף בין הצלעות והירכיים

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'waist'?

The primary meaning of 'waist' is 'the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'waist' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'waist' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'waist' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'waist' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'waist' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'waist' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'waist' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'waist' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'waist' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'waist' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted