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👗 A long skirt 👗 Ankle-length
maxi

maxi

14 4.6
A long skirt or dress that reaches the ankle
  • noun
  • /ˈmæksi/
translation icon : vestido largo
  • She wore a stunning maxi dress that flowed elegantly to her ankles.
  • maxi dress
  • maxi skirt
  • maxi coat

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Examples

  • And finally, I got this maxi dress, which is the Paige plunge ruched maxi dress.

  • Maxi dresses or maxi skirts make it very, very easy.

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  • And then the last thing that I got was this black maxi dress.

  • I have a black maxi dress from Amazon.

  • I'm gonna fit this really cute maxi dress, OK?

  • I think, for my taste, the full maxi skirt was too... full.

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  • I spotted her in a similar maxi skirt and top, so I attempted to pull off the look myself.

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  • So I've got this maxi dress from White Fox, which is kind of nice.

  • So got this and this silk maxi skirt from Orencia.

  • I actually found this strapless feather sequin corset maxi dress in black.

Synonyms

skirt
vsmaxi
385 1.0

A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers the legs

is narrower and refers only to the very long form reaching below the calf
maxiskirt
vsmaxi
1 3.9

A long skirt that reaches the ankles or lower calf

is the specific long version rather than a general lower-body garment

How Long

maxi
14 4.6
midi
1 4.6
mini
  • Informal
59 3.0

Surface Forms

maxi singular
maxis plural

Etymology

Maxi for a long skirt or dress comes from the prefix maxi- and the word maximum, which mean 'largest' or 'longest'. It began in fashion as the opposite of the short mini, so a maxi is a dress that reaches the ankles.