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attire meaning

EN[əˈtaɪə(ɹ)]
  • NounPLattires
    1. One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
      1. He was wearing his formal attire.
    2. (heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.
    3. VerbSGattiresPRattiringPT, PPattired
      1. To dress or garb.
        1. We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.
        2. He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.
    4. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • I was unprepared for the change in attire and started slightly when the alectryomancer reappeared.
        • Though neither I nor my tripmates could tolerate full-body attire during Cambodia’s humid, 90-plus-degree days, we all doused ourselves daily with repellent.

    Meaning of attire for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "attire" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
        • Verbs
        Difficultness: Level 2
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        Easy     ➨     Difficult
        Definiteness: Level 5
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        Definite    ➨     Versatile
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