The difference between Pantaloons and Trousers

When used as nouns, pantaloons means an article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle, whereas trousers means an article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.


check bellow for the other definitions of Pantaloons and Trousers

  1. Pantaloons as a noun:

    An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.

  1. Trousers as a noun:

    An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.

    Examples:

    "The trousers need to be shortened."

    "Why can women wear trousers when men can't wear skirts?"