black tie

black tie

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak tahy]
- /blæk taɪ/
- /blæk taɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak tahy]
- /blæk taɪ/

Definitions of black tie words

adjective black tie A black tie event is a formal social event such as a party at which people wear formal clothes called evening dress. 3
uncountable noun black tie If a man is dressed in black tie, he is wearing formal evening dress, which includes a dinner jacket or tuxedo and a bow tie. 3
noun black tie a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket 3
noun black tie denoting an occasion when a dinner jacket should be worn 3
adjective black tie involving formal evening dress for men, including a dinner jacket or tuxedo and a bow tie 3
noun black tie formal evening dress for men, including a dinner jacket or tuxedo and a bow tie 3

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Parts of speech for Black tie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Black tie

black tie popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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