Difference Between Trousers and Pants

Main Difference

The main difference between Trousers and Pants is that Trouser is mostly used and wearable in the United Kingdom, whereas Pant is most commonly worn in America.

Trousers vs. Pants

According to the British, trousers are considered as an outside garment mainly used to cover the body, usually from waist to the ankles, and having separate parts for each of the legs, while according to British, pants are considered as a term that is most commonly used for underwear and or knickers.

According to the American, the trouser is considered as a tailored garment having a buttoned loophole, waistband, and a fly front; on the contrary, according to the American, pants are considered as an exterior part of the garment which is mainly used to cover the body from the waist to the ankles, and also with a distinct portion for each of the leg. Trousers are mainly originated from Central Asia; at the same time, pants are primarily originated from the United States.

Pants usually are wearing under the trousers in the United Kingdom, and trousers are more relaxed lower wear as compared to the pants and are used to cover pants in public or gathering, whereas pants are typically wearing as an outer garment in America. Many different types of trousers are jeans, khakis, and chinos and trousers can also be categorized by fabrics, while many different types of pants are dress pants, sweatpants, leggings.

Comparison Chart

Trousers	Pants
Trousers are known as an item of apparel, which is commonly worn from the waist to the ankles, and separately covers both of the legs.	Pants are referred to as an item or clothing of underwear for men and most commonly known as underpants.
Origin
Mainly originated from Central Asia.	Primarily originated from the United States.
British Accordance
According to the British, trousers are considered as an exterior garment mainly used to cover the body, usually from waist to the ankles and having separate parts for each of the legs.	According to British, pants are considered as a term that is most commonly used for underwear and or knickers.
American Accordance
According to the American, the trouser is considered as a tailored garment having a buttoned loophole, waistband, and a fly front.	According to the American, pants are considered as an exterior part of the garment which is mainly used to cover the body from the waist to the ankles, and also with a distinct portion for each of the legs.
Inner vs. Outer Garments
Pants usually are wearing under the trousers in the United Kingdom, and trousers are more relaxed lower wear as compared to the pants and are used to cover pants in public or gathering.	It is typically wearing as an outer garment in America and as an undergarment in British.
Types or Classification
Many different types of trousers are jeans, khakis, and chinos and trousers can also be categorized by fabrics and fits.	Many different forms of pants are dress pants, sweatpants, leggings, etc.

What is Trouser?

Trousers are defined as the piece of clothing mainly wore on the inferior portion of the body, which separately covers both of the legs. Trousers remained the standard lower-body clothing dress for males for the centuries; however, after the 20th century, trousers gain popularity among females and become a popular piece of clothing for females as well.

Trousers are mainly worn from the waist or hip, in which they are held up firmly by their closures, braces/suspenders, or sometimes by a belt. In British English, the trouser term is more importantly used; while in American English, the trousers are referred by pants. According to the American, the trouser is considered as a tailored garment having a buttoned loophole, waistband, and a fly front.

What is Pant?

Pants in North America is a general word which is most commonly used to mention to trousers as trousers referred to as the formal wearing, tailored pants according to American English. Though in British English, the word pant is never used to mention trousers. Typically pants are known as underwear or undergarments in England or most of the British English language countries.

In the United States, the pants which are worn under the trouser are known as underpants, underwear, or panties (a term preferably used for women’s undergarments). In the United Kingdom, pants are usually wearing under trousers and trousers are used to cover pants in public or gathering.

So this philological intermingling can result in an embarrassing or awkward moment when someone is talking to the British or an American. If someone says ‘nice pants’ to an American while talking, he/she will take it as a compliment, and that person will thank for that. But on the other hand, if someone says the same to a British, an awkward moment will be created as that person is referring to his underwear or undergarments.

However, in Australia or some other countries, pants and trousers are used synonymously. Pants and trousers are not just the only two terms that mention as clothing in the wardrobe of men. There are many other terms such as jeans, khakis, dress pants, sweatpants, leggings, and chinos, which are different types of pants/trousers.

Key Differences

The trouser is a term that is used for a clothing item, usually wearing from waist to the ankles by covering both the legs separately; on the flip side, the pants are a term which is a clothing item used as a men’s underwear.

The origin of trousers is primarily from central Asia, while on the flip side, the origin of pants is mainly from the United States.

Trousers are referred to as an outer garment mainly used to cover the body usually from waist to the ankles, and having discrete parts for each of the legs according to the British; on the contrary to the trousers, according to British, pants are referred to as a word which is most commonly used for underwear and or sometimes knickers.

Trouser is referred to as a custom-made garment having buttoned loopholes, waistband, and a fly front according to the American; on the other hand of trousers, according to the American, pants are referred to as an outer part of the garment which is mainly used to cover the body from the midriff to the ankles.

Trousers are more comfortable with lower clothing as compared to pants. They are used to cover pants in public or gathering, and pants usually are wearing under the trousers in the United Kingdom. On the flip side, pants are typically wearing as an outer garment in America.

Different categories of trousers are jeans, khakis, and chinos, while trousers an also be categorized through many other features in which some are fabric, fit, etc. At the same time, various types of pants are leggings, dress pants, sweatpants, and pants can also be categorized based on a material of the clothing and according to the use of them in different countries.

Conclusion

The above discussion concludes that trousers are mostly used and wearable clothing in the United Kingdom. In contrast, pants are most commonly worn in America and are known as underpants or underwear in the United Kingdom.

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