Added 9 October 2026
attire
/əˈtaɪɚ/ noun
In Latin: vestītus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about attire at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.
formal attire
verb
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Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive.
She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
Origin
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.
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