white tie

white tie

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt tahy]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt taɪ/
- /waɪt taɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt tahy]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt taɪ/

Definitions of white tie words

noun white tie men's formal dress 1
noun white tie men's bow tie 1
noun white tie a white bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress 0
noun white tie formal evening dress for men 0
noun white tie (as modifier) 0
adjective white tie involving formal evening dress for men 0

See all 10 definitions of white tie

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Parts of speech for White tie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of White tie

white tie popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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