attire definition

English attire definition

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈtaɪə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Noun

attire (countable and uncountable, plural attires)

1. (clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

   He was wearing his formal attire.

2. (heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.

Translations

Verb

attire (third-person singular simple present attires, present participle attiring, simple past and past participle attired)

1. (transitive) 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.

Synonyms

• dight, don, dress; see also Thesaurus:clothe

Translations

Anagrams

• aettir, ratite

French attire definition

Pronunciation

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Verb

attire

1. inflection of attirer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• attéri, étirât, itérât, traite, traité