button-down

but·ton-down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buht-n doun]
- /ˈbʌt n daʊn/
- /ˈbʌtn daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buht-n doun]
- /ˈbʌt n daʊn/

Definitions of button-down word

adjective button-down A button-down shirt or a shirt with a button-down collar has a button under each end of the collar which you can fasten. 3
adjective button-down (of a collar) having points that are fastened to the garment with buttons 3
adjective button-down (of a shirt) having a button-down collar 3
adjective button-down conventional or conservative 3
adjective button-down designating a collar, as on a shirt, having points fastened by small buttons to the front of the garment 3
adjective button-down conservative, conventional, etc. 3

See all 15 definitions of button-down

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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

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Parts of speech for Button-down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Button-down

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 63% 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.

Synonyms 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.

All 9 Synonyms of button-down