attire
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4.3
- noun
- /əˈtaɪər/
- Formal
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vestimenta
- The invitation specified formal attire, so he wore a suit and tie to the wedding.
- casual attire
- formal attire
- business attire
Hello everyone, this is true weekend attire for you.
- Hello everyone, this is true weekend attire for you.
- Now I'm not in my typical pond filming attire.
- My bed attire is basically just my box of briefs and that's it.
- All it says is all white attire required, no exceptions, no exceptions required.
- And this is my very cozy Costco running errand running Sunday attire which right now I am sweating in.
- Both were associated with a dehumanizing attire of dog skin caps and rough animal skins.
- And the gap in the market that I see is that women do not have enough professional attire that is still chic and affordable.
- And I mean, you're in the jungle here with tribal people, like in their skirt, you know, tribal attire.
Examples
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Charlie, Gay, Meyer, and Anna, dressed in darker, more conservative attire, approach the registration desk.
Fiction book (1991) -
Students dress in business attire and perform on a stage in front of hundreds of upperclassmen and teachers.
Academic text (2013) -
And now this is my attire for a working evening.
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Well, it's the attire that people are wearing.
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I think this black attire, it's not serving me.
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Your attire does not match the posted requirements.
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Men and women in business attire were flowing past him, some talking, some laughing.
Fiction book (1996) -
Two men wearing business attire and carrying their own personal copies of The Wall Street Journal.
Fiction book (1996) -
Everything about her was lovely: her refined voice, her sweeping hair, her attire, the fresh gorgeous face.
Fiction book (1997) -
And the gap in the market that I see is that women do not have enough professional attire that is still chic and affordable.
Synonyms
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1.0
Things you wear to cover your body, like shirts and coats
530
1.0
Things you wear to cover your body
453
1.1
A set of clothes and accessories worn for a particular occasion
333
1.0
Clothes of a particular style or for a special occasion
57
3.8
Clothing for a particular purpose or event
24
6.5
Clothes of a special type worn for a role or occasion
20
5.6
A complete outfit of clothes with matching pieces
10
7.1
Fancy clothes and jewelry worn for a special occasion
3
3.6
Clothes for special events in the evening, like suits or long dresses
2
7.1
A set of clothes worn for a particular occasion
1
2.8
Clothes people put on to cover their body
Antonyms
Compounds
Clothes that Muslim people wear for religious and cultural reasons like hijab and abaya
- Formal
Formal clothes that men wear for special occasions like a suit or tuxedo
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Attire comes from an old French verb made of a- 'to' and tirer 'to pull', so it gives the image of 'pulling on' clothes. That's why attire means the clothes you wear, often fine or formal clothes.