button-down

¹but·ton–down

adjective \-ˌdau̇n\

Definition of BUTTON-DOWN

1

a of a collar : having the ends fastened to the garment with buttons

b of a garment : having a button-down collar

2

or but·toned–down \-t^ən-ˌdau̇n\ : conservatively traditional or conventional; especially : adhering to conventional norms in dress and behavior <button–down businessmen>

First Known Use of BUTTON-DOWN

1934

Related to BUTTON-DOWN

Synonyms

archconservative, brassbound, button-down (or buttoned-down), die-hard, hidebound, mossbacked, old-fashioned, old-line, old-school, orthodox, paleoconservative, reactionary, standpat, traditional, traditionalistic, ultraconservative, unprogressive

Antonyms

broad-minded, large-minded, liberal, nonconservative, nonconventional, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, unconventional, unorthodox

Related Words

conventional, square; devoted, faithful, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true, true-blue; blimpish, neoconservative, Tory, ultraright, ultrarightist; dowdy, fogyish (or fogeyish), fuddy-duddy, ossified, set, stodgy; right, right-wing; antiliberal, antimodern, antiprogressive, antireform, antirevolutionary

Near Antonyms

anticonventional, antiestablishment, antitraditional, extremist, radical, revolutionary; nonconformist; advanced, contemporary, modern; lefty, radical, ultraleft, ultraleftist, ultraprogressive, ultraradical

²button–down

noun

Definition of BUTTON-DOWN

: a shirt with a button-down collar

First Known Use of BUTTON-DOWN

1952