attire

/əˈtaɪɚ/

noun 2verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

appropriate, careless, casual, colorful, different, fine, formal, incredible

VERB + ATTIRE

banned, change, changed, dressed, enquire, go-to, isn't, rest

ATTIRE + NOUN

beauty, classrooms, dorottya's, job, man, men, tom, weekend

PREP.

about, from, in, in, into

ADV.

almost, recently

Definitions

noun

One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

He was wearing his formal attire.

The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.

The latter sign, however, may have some heraldic significance, as Larwood and Hotten mention a London token of 1666 on which a horseshoe is represented within a pair of antlers or deer's attires.

verb

To clothe or adorn.

We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.

He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

verb — put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and

overdress

Antonyms

underdress

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He was wearing his formal attire.

Wiktionary

The latter sign, however, may have some heraldic significance, as Larwood and Hotten mention a London token of 1666 on which a horseshoe is represented within a pair of antlers or deer's attires.

Wiktionary

We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.

Wiktionary

He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.

Wiktionary

She is careless about her attire.

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To be appropriately dressed in business attire, a man would wear a dark suit with a conservative tie.

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