civvies

Examples

• All

• After months in the army, it felt strange to wear civvies again.

• He wore civvies to the party.

• Soldiers on leave often look forward to spending time in their civvies.

• After the deployment, soldiers returned home in civvies.

• After months in the army, it felt strange to wear civvies again.

• He changed out of his uniform and into his civvies before leaving the base.

• Soldiers on leave often look forward to spending time in their civvies.

Synonyms

S

street clothes

vscivvies

8 1.8

Everyday clothes you wear in public, not a uniform

is used more informally and especially in military contexts for nonuniform wear

C

civilian clothing

vscivvies

1 2.0

Clothes that people who are not in the military or police wear

is the informal casual word used for those ordinary garments

C

civilian dress

vscivvies

1 3.6

Ordinary clothes worn by people who are not soldiers, police, or religious leaders

is the informal casual term used for that nonuniform wear

C

civies

vscivvies

• Slang

9.3

Clothes people wear when they are not in uniform

is the informal spelling commonly used in casual speech

C

civilian garb

vscivvies

4.2

Everyday clothes that are not uniforms or work clothes

is the informal casual word for that ordinary nonuniform attire

P

plainclothes

vscivvies

4.4

Ordinary clothes worn instead of a uniform to avoid being recognized as a police officer

is the informal word used in general public life rather than covert disguise use

Antonyms

U

uniform

∞ 1.7

A set of clothes that members of one group wear to look the same

How Formal

formal

1 3.5

smartish outfit

5.6

work clothes

11 1.6

civvies

• Slang

9.2

loungewear

1 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology