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tailor-made

tai·lor-made
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tey-ler meyd]
    • /ˈteɪ lər meɪd/
    • /ˈteɪ.lər meɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tey-ler meyd]
    • /ˈteɪ lər meɪd/

Definitions of tailor-made word

  • abbreviation TAILOR-MADE tailored. 1
  • adjective tailor-made custom-made; made-to-order; made-to-measure: an expensive tailor-made suit. 1
  • adjective tailor-made fashioned to a particular taste, purpose, demand, etc.: a musical comedy tailor-made for the popular audience. 1
  • noun tailor-made something, as a garment, that is tailor-made. 1
  • verb with object tailor-made to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation, individual, object, etc.: to tailor-make a tour. 1
  • adjective tailor-made If something is tailor-made, it has been specially designed for a particular person or purpose. 0

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Origin of tailor-made

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Tailor-made

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tailor-made popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for tailor-made

adj tailor-made

  • appurtenant — relating, belonging, or accessory
  • custom-built — If something is custom-built, it is built according to someone's special requirements.
  • custom-made — If something is custom-made, it is made according to someone's special requirements.
  • customized — modified according to a customer's individual requirements
  • fitted — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.

adjective tailor-made

  • couturier — A couturier is a person who designs, makes, and sells expensive, fashionable clothes for women.
  • customised — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.

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