attire

Pronunciation: /əˈtaɪɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
  2. verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

garb, dress

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
clothing
Narrower (hyponyms)
outfit, ao dai, costume, hairpiece, habit

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