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- US Pronunciation
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- [buht-n doun]
- /ˈbʌt n daʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buht-n doun]
- /ˈbʌt n daʊn/
Definitions of button down words
- adjective button down (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt. 1
- adjective button down (of a shirt) having a button-down collar. 1
- adjective button down (of a shirt) having buttons down the front from the collar to the bottom. 1
- adjective button down Also, buttoned-down. (especially of attitudes, opinions, etc.) extremely conventional; unimaginative. 1
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Origin of button down
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1930-35
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Button down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
button down popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% 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.
button down usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for button down
adj button down
- boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- conformist — Someone who is conformist behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original.
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- strait-laced — excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors.
verb button down
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- clinch — If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
Antonyms for button down
verb button down
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
adj button down
- unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- unconventional — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
- uncommon — not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
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