don

¹don

transitive verb \ˈdän\

donneddon·ning

Definition of DON

1

: to put on (an article of clothing)

2

: to wrap oneself in : take on 3a

Examples of DON

1. He donned his gloves and hat.
2. <she donned her best gown for the ball>

Origin of DON

Middle English, contraction of do on

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DON

Synonyms

put on, slip (on or into), throw (on)

Antonyms

doff, remove, take off

Related Words

apparel, array, attire, bedeck, bedizen, bundle up, caparison, clothe, doll up, dress, garb, rig, robe, suit, trick, uniform; overdress

Near Antonyms

disrobe, strip, undress

Rhymes with DON

ban, Bonn, chon, con, conn, dawn, Don, drawn, faun, fawn, gone, guan, Jon, khan, maun, mon, on, pan, pawn, prawn, Shan, spawn, swan, wan, yawn, yon, yuan

²don

noun \ˈdän\

Definition of DON

1

: a Spanish nobleman or gentleman —used as a title prefixed to the Christian name

2

archaic : a person of consequence : grandee

3

: a head, tutor, or fellow in a college of Oxford or Cambridge University; broadly : a college or university professor

4

[Italian, title of respect, from donno, literally, lord, from Latin dominus] : a powerful Mafia leader

Origin of DON

Spanish, from Latin dominus master — more at dame

First Known Use: 1523

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

DON

abbreviation

Definition of DON

director of nursing

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Don

geographical name \ˈdän\

Definition of DON

river 1224 miles (1969 kilometers) Russia in Europe flowing SE & then SW into Sea of Azov

Rhymes with DON

ban, Bonn, chon, con, conn, dawn, don, drawn, faun, fawn, gone, guan, Jon, khan, maun, mon, on, pan, pawn, prawn, Shan, spawn, swan, wan, yawn, yon, yuan