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Live-tweeting your bikini wax is not vulnerability. Nor is posting a blow-by-blow of your divorce . That's an attempt to hot-wire connection. But you can't cheat real connection. It's built up slowly. It's about trust and time.
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Meaning of "bikini" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BIKINI

After Bikini atoll, from a comparison between the devastating effect of the atomic-bomb test and the effect caused by women wearing bikinis.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BIKINI

bikini  [bɪˈkiːnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIKINI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bikini is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIKINI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bikini

Bikini

A bikini is generally a women's two-piece swimsuit. The design is simple: two triangles of fabric on top cover the woman's breasts and two triangles of fabric on the bottom cover the groin and the buttocks, leaving the woman's midriff exposed. What distinguishes the bikini from other swimsuits is its brevity. The size of the panty can range from full coverage to a revealing thong or g-string design. The modern bikini was introduced by French engineer Louis Réard and separately by fashion designer Jacques Heim in Paris in 1946. Many western countries declared it illegal and the Vatican declared it sinful. Popularized by filmstars like Brigitte Bardot and Ursula Andress it became common in most western countries by the mid-1960s. Further variants were added to the bikini family of beachwears and bathing costumes, contributing to the popular lexicon a variety of -kinis and -inis: monokini, microkini, tankini, trikini, pubikini, bandeaukini, skirtini and sling bikini. A man's brief swimsuit may also be referred to as a bikini. A variety of men's and women's underwear are known as bikini underwear.

Definition of bikini in the English dictionary

The definition of bikini in the dictionary is a woman's very brief two-piece swimming costume.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIKINI


beanie
ˈbiːnɪ
burkini
bɜːˈkiːnɪ
Cassini
kæˈsiːnɪ
genie
ˈdʒiːnɪ
Houdini
huːˈdiːnɪ
Irene
aɪˈriːnɪ
kundalini
ˈkʊndəˌliːnɪ
mankini
ˌmæŋˈkiːnɪ
Martini
mɑːˈtiːnɪ
monokini
ˈmɒnəʊkiːnɪ
Mussolini
ˌmʊsəˈliːnɪ
panini
pæˈniːnɪ
Puccini
pʊˈtʃiːnɪ
Rossini
rɒˈsiːnɪ
Selene
sɪˈliːnɪ
sweeney
ˈswiːnɪ
tankini
ˌtæŋˈkiːnɪ
teeny
ˈtiːnɪ
zecchini
zɛˈkiːnɪ
zucchini
tsuːˈkiːnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIKINI

bike
bike lane
bike rack
bike ride
bike shed
bike shop
biker
biker jacket
bikeway
bikie
Bikila
bikini bottoms
bikini briefs
bikini line
bikini top
bikini wax
bikkie
Biko
Bikram yoga
bilabial

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIKINI

Agostini
Bahraini
bambini
Bellini
Bernini
Bini
Boccherini
Cellini
crostini
Fellini
Gemini
Mazzini
mini
Orsini
Paganini
Platini
ragini
Rimini
termini
Trini

Synonyms and antonyms of bikini in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bikini» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIKINI

Find out the translation of bikini to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bikini from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bikini» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

比基尼泳装
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bikini
570 millions of speakers

English

bikini
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिकनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيكيني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бикини
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

biquíni
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিকিনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bikini
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bikini
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bikini
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビキニ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비키니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bikini
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áo tắm hai mảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிகினி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिकिनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bikini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bikini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bikini
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бікіні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bikini
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μπικίνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bikini
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bikini
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bikini
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bikini

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIKINI»

The term «bikini» is very widely used and occupies the 4.601 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIKINI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bikini» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bikini» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bikini

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10 QUOTES WITH «BIKINI»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bikini.
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Ursula Andress
This bikini made me a success.
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Jennifer Armintrout
If I venture into the water in a bikini, the sight of my melanin-deficient Michigan belly might attract beluga whales. Sure, I could secretly live among them and learn their ancient ways, but I couldn't keep that kind of ruse up forever.
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Jennifer Armintrout
Not one person would admit that they didn't want me to wear a bikini because of their aesthetic preference - a preference that is shaped by our cultural perceptions of what is and isn't beautiful.
4
Kevyn Aucoin
Trying to conceal the fact that I was a gay, effeminate, hyperactive, adopted child with a serious lisp in southern Louisiana would have been like trying to hide Dolly Parton in a string bikini!
5
Valerie Bertinelli
I started thinking: 'Okay, what's wrong with wearing a bikini? I look better than I looked in quite a few years, so why not? What am I afraid of?
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Valerie Bertinelli
I thought, If I'm so afraid of a bikini, there's something wrong. And so I had to get back into one!
7
Brene Brown
Live-tweeting your bikini wax is not vulnerability. Nor is posting a blow-by-blow of your divorce . That's an attempt to hot-wire connection. But you can't cheat real connection. It's built up slowly. It's about trust and time.
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Helena Christensen
It's really intimidating to go on the beach in a bikini.
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Patricia Clarkson
I'm still traumatized that I'm going to be on a big screen in a white bikini and naked so who knows!
10
Mary Crosby
I was terrified. My first week, walking around in a teeny bikini, I kept crossing my arms over my chest because I was afraid I was going to fall out of the top of the suit. And I didn't know anything about technique or lighting.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIKINI»

Discover the use of bikini in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bikini and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bikini Book
This covetable giftbook lays bare the history of the bikini, recording its unstoppable progression from the French beaches in 1946 to the vanishingly small strings of today.
Kelly Killoren Bensimon, 2006
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Bikini Bootcamp: Two Weeks to Your Ultimate Beach Body
Now, this book gives you everything you need to recreate the Bikini Boot Camp experience at home—from the signature workouts to the low-cal, Latin-flavored dishes—and achieve the same incredible results.
Melissa Perlman, Erica Gragg, 2009
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The Gi Bikini Diet: 28 Days to a New Body
With a simple, easy to follow weight loss plan that promises quick, but safe, weight loss, this book will help you to give your body a pre-holiday boost.
Charles Clark, Maureen Clark, 2010
4
Death by Bikini
A fun, sexy, murder-mysteryromance for all teen sleuths!
Linda Gerber, 2008
5
Pirates of Bikini Bottom
A group of pirates elect SpongeBob as their new captain after he and Patrick make the Krusty Krab look like a sailing ship.
David Lewman, 2007
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Bikini Body 2.0
Welcome to a new era! Bikini Body 2.0 and the next generation of women and how they train. This manual brings the reader through a step-by-step process explaining both diet and exercise in a way that's never been done before.
Robert Corapi, 2012
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Operation Crossroads: The Atomic Tests at Bikini Atoll
Provides a study of the 1946 nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll, by an attorney for displaced atoll inhabitants seeking to return home
Jonathan M. Weisgall, 1994
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Adventures in Bikini Bottom
Camp SpongeBob: When SpongeBob becomes Sandy's assistant at Bikini Bottom's first summer camp, his enthusiasm starts to annoy the other staff.
Stephen Hillenburg, 2006
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Ghost fleet: the sunken ships of Bikini Atoll
deserted homes and crumbling concrete bunkers that remain on the atoll itself, the ghost fleet of Operation Crossroads is an archaeological legacy from the beginning of the atomic age.
James P. Delgado, 1996
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Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini
While enjoying a Thanksgiving getaway with boyfriend Phil Bowers on Catalina Island, ghost whisperer Emma Whitecastle encounters a bikini-clad ghost.
Sue Ann Jaffarian, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIKINI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bikini is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eva Longoria in a bikini as she goes for a dip in Marbella, Spain
Eva is currently soaking up the sun in Marbella in Spain and took to the water in a gorgeous tropical palm print bikini from Belusso, which we ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Hannah Davis' Fourth Of July Bikini: SHOP It For $10
Hannah Davis, the face of OP, showed off her sexy patriotic style on the Fourth of July in an itty bitty, red, white and blue bikini — and you can ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
3
Eduardo Cruz can't take his eyes off bikini-clad girlfriend Paula …
If a teeny tiny black bikini just won't cut it for your holiday, then an on trend option like this one is the way forward. Just watch out for tan lines! «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Plus-size women share bikini-clad pictures and videos as part of a …
One plus-size blogger is sick of that fact that there seems to be a 'right' kind and a 'wrong' kind of plus-size. Corissa Enneking, who runs a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Coleen Rooney wears triangle bikini on Barbados family holiday
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Coleen Rooney sizzles in a contrast taupe triangle bikini as she tops up her tan with Wayne and the boys in Barbados. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Sam Bailey flaunts bikini body in Barbados before joining in a drag …
Posing in the floral bikini top and shades, she smiled at the camera and made us very jealous. Twitter @SamBaileyREAL Sam Bailey in her ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Avoid a Sunburn With This Smart Bikini
The French are credited with creating the modern bikini, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that French company Spinali Design has created a ... «PSFK, Jul 15»
8
Celebrate The Fourth Of July With Some Ageless Bikini Bodies …
To celebrate Independence Day, here are the best over 40 bikini body from your fave "fountain of youth" celebs! CLICK HERE to view, "Ageless ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
9
Rumer Willis Bikini: 'DWTS' Winner Wears Patriotic Bikini, Parties …
Rumer Willis showed off her stars and stripes in a very sexy and patriotic bikini. The Dancing With the Stars winner partied in Las Vegas over ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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RELLECIGA Bikini: a new shinning star on Bratislava Fashion Days …
As the only bikini designer brand at the show, RELLECIGA brought the triangle top, bandeau top, scrunch bottom, hottest jungle print, elegant ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»

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