mufti

Examples

• All

• The foursome piles out in quest of an audience; their instructor, in mufti, remains prudently in the front passenger seat.

  Fiction book (2001)

• He preferred to relax in mufti after a long week of wearing his military uniform.

• An American officer on shore leave in the Middle East must travel in mufti, civilian clothes.

  Fiction book (1997)

• To George, he looked like a red-faced shopping mall Santa in mufti.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Whether the SADF should have dressed the providers in mufti is a moot point.

  Academic text (1993)

• If I am going to be with a non-formally convened group of priests only, depending on the reason for the gathering, I go in mufti, to borrow a military term.

  Blog text (26)

• The soldiers were allowed to go home in mufti, so they wore civilian clothes instead of their uniforms.

• During the event, the officer attended in mufti, blending in with the crowd of civilians.

Synonyms

S

street clothes

vsmufti

8 1.8

Everyday clothes you wear in public, not a uniform

is the term when such clothes are worn by someone normally in uniform

C

civilian clothing

vsmufti

1 2.0

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

is ordinary clothes worn by someone who normally wears a uniform

C

civilian dress

vsmufti

1 3.6

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

is the same idea but used for someone who usually has a uniform

C

civilian garb

vsmufti

4.2

Everyday clothes that are not uniforms or work clothes

is ordinary off-duty clothes specifically for those who wear a uniform

C

civvies

vsmufti

• Slang

9.2

Clothes that are not a uniform, like jeans and a T-shirt

is a neutral name for ordinary clothes worn by uniformed people off duty

P

plainclothes

vsmufti

4.4

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

is ordinary off-duty clothes without the specific purpose of hiding identity

Antonyms

U

uniform

∞ 1.7

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

Compounds

G

grand mufti

1 9.9

A main Islamic religious leader who decides how religious law should be followed in a country

How Casual

leisure wear

3.2

mufti

• Jargon

9.6

civilian clothing

1 2.0

plain clothes

5 3.2

Surface Forms

Etymology