attire
Meaning of attire
noun
- clothes, especially fine or formal ones.
the usually sober attire of British security service personnel
- be dressed in clothes of a specified kind.
Lady Agatha was attired in an elaborate evening gown
stylishly attired teenagers in stonewashed jeans
Middle English: from Old French atirier, atirer ‘equip’, from a tire ‘in order’, of unknown origin.
Information about attire
- The plural form of attire is: attires.
- Languages in which attire is used:
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Hyphenation of attire
at-tire
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- attire is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
attire synonyms
Meaning garb:
Meaning dress up:
Meaning clothes collectively:
Meaning items worn to cover the body:
Meaning an item of clothing:
Meaning clothing suitable for a particular purpose or of a particular type:
Meaning a set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose:
Meaning the way in which a person or thing is equipped or dressed:
Meaning a group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together:
Meaning a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period:
Meaning elaborate or beautiful clothing:
Meaning expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration:
Meaning the emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, sceptre, and other ornaments used at a coronation:
Meaning a person's entire collection of clothes:
Meaning an additional item of dress or equipment:
Meaning the outward signs, features, or objects associated with a particular situation, role, or job:
Meaning the clothing used for an activity such as a sport:
Meaning an act of undressing, especially in a striptease:
Meaning clothing, especially of a specified kind:
Meaning clothes:
Meaning a thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless:
Meaning hit (someone) hard:
Meaning a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibres used in sewing or weaving:
Meaning clothing:
Meaning a chasuble or other robe worn by the clergy or choristers during services:
Meaning put clothes on (oneself or someone); dress:
Meaning clothe in a robe or long, loose outer garment:
Meaning decorate or adorn brightly or festively:
Meaning clothe or equip in something noticeable or impressive:
Meaning arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or round something:
Meaning a broad strip or area of something:
Meaning make more beautiful or attractive:
Meaning dress up or decorate gaudily:
Meaning (of a horse) be decked out in rich decorative coverings:
Meaning adorn with trimmings:
Meaning put (money) into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit:
Meaning (of food, especially poultry or shellfish) cleaned and prepared for cooking or eating:
Meaning wearing clothes; dressed:
Meaning dress in distinctive clothes:
Meaning dress someone in (the clothes specified):
Meaning dress (someone) in a particular set of clothes:
Meaning clothe (someone):
Meaning be dressed or clothed:
Translation of attire
- German: kleiden, Kleidung
- Italian: vestire, abbigliamento, abito
- Portuguese: vestir, roupa
- French: vêtir, habillement
- Spanish: ataviar, traje, atavío
Anagrams of attire
Ettari, ratite, Tertia, tertia
Words that rhyme with attire
tire, nonsatire, satire, unsatire, headtire, betire, pretire, retire, unretire, saltire, semisaltire, McIntire, entire, intire, subentire, unentire, untire, overtire, stire, disattire, outtire, reattire, unattire
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