dighted
- adjective
- Archaic
- The young knight was dighted in shining armor before the battle.
Examples
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In the poem, the maidens are dighted in garments of pure white.
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The dighted guests arrived in elegant attire.
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He entered the hall dighted in all the riches his family could provide.
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She looked absolutely dighted for the ball.
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The young knight was dighted in shining armor before the battle.
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In the poem, the maidens are dighted in garments of pure white.
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She looked absolutely dighted for the ball.
Synonyms
765
1.0
Wearing special clothes for an occasion, for example a party
49
3.5
Wearing clothes made for a certain job or event
48
6.5
Wearing clothes of a certain kind
46
2.7
Wearing special formal clothes for a party or event
37
1.0
Wearing clothes to cover the body
17
3.9
Wearing a certain kind of clothing or covered with a material
15
3.9
A thing with decorations like jewels or banners to make it look more beautiful
14
4.1
Wearing special clothes to act as someone else or to look like people from another time
8
5.4
Wearing special or formal clothes
2
7.4
Wearing certain clothes, often formal or special
2
4.5
Wearing a long loose piece of clothing used in hospitals or formal events
1
7.2
Dressed in fine clothes for a ceremony or formal event
1
6.3
Dressed in smart, formal clothes for a special event
1
8.2
To be dressed in fine or special clothes
1
9.8
Wearing a long robe worn by priests or church leaders
1
8.2
To wear nice clothes for a special event
1
9.9
Wearing a crown or a decorated headband
1
9.0
Wearing fine clothes for a special event
Wearing fine or special clothes
Having gems or jewels attached, like on a necklace
Wearing full armor from head to toe
Wearing special clothes for a ceremony, especially church robes
How Dressed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dighted comes from the old English verb dight, which meant 'to dress' or 'prepare'. So to be dighted is to be 'dressed' or 'made ready', often in a poetic or old-fashioned way, like a knight put on shining armor.