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- US Pronunciation
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- [buht-n-doun]
- /ˈbʌt nˌdaʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buht-n-doun]
- /ˈbʌt nˌdaʊn/
Definitions of buttondown word
- adjective buttondown (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt. 1
- adjective buttondown (of a shirt) having a button-down collar. 1
- adjective buttondown (of a shirt) having buttons down the front from the collar to the bottom. 1
- adjective buttondown Also, buttoned-down. (especially of attitudes, opinions, etc.) extremely conventional; unimaginative. 1
- adjective buttondown Alternative spelling of button-down. 0
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Origin of buttondown
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 Buttondown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buttondown 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 71% 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.
buttondown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buttondown
adj buttondown
- 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.
Antonyms for buttondown
adj buttondown
- 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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