attirement

at·tire·ment

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-tahyuh r-muh nt]
- /əˈtaɪər mənt/
- /əˈtaɪəmənt /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-tahyuh r-muh nt]
- /əˈtaɪər mənt/

Definitions of attirement word

noun attirement dress; attire. 1
noun attirement (archaic) attire; adornment. 1

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Origin of attirement

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70; attire + -ment

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Parts of speech for Attirement

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Attirement

attirement popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

attirement usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for attirement

noun attirement

gown — a woman's dress or robe, especially one that is full-length.
frock — a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman.
attire — Your attire is the clothes you are wearing.
garb — a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk.
uniform — identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code.

All 39 Synonyms of attirement