attire

CEFRC1

/əˈtaɪɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Clothes, especially when considered as a complete outfit.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.

Examples

  • What kind of women's attire does Tom like?

  • She is careless about her attire.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To clothe or adorn.

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

More examples

In context

  • Tom changed into military attire.

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

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

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The invitation specified formal blank, so I wore a tuxedo.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

The verb is from Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”). The noun is from Middle English atir, from the verb.