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attire

/əˈtaɪɚ/noun, verb3 syllables

Attire means: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive.

Synonyms for attire20

noun, as in clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

garb, dress

verb, as in put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, dress, costume

also used for attire

dight, don

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What does attire mean?2

verb

1

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive“She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera”

noun

1

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion“formal attire”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with attire?21

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Attire in a sentence

  • The neatness of his attire was almost incredible.Hybrid
  • Matthew's wool sweater was his go-to attire for casual weekend outings with friends.Amastan
  • His black top hat added a touch of elegance to his attire.Amastan
  • The art teacher's unconventional attire is the first hint that she's a nonconformist.Miktsoanit
  • A T-shirt is not appropriate attire for a job interview.ddnktr
  • A T-shirt isn't appropriate attire for a job interview.CK
  • What is the traditional attire worn by men and women in Bangladesh called?robingaspi
  • To be appropriately dressed in business attire, a man would wear a dark suit with a conservative tie.LB

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Forms of attire

as a noun

plural
attires

as a verb

past tense
attired
present participle
attiring
third-person singular
attires
past participle
attired