dress code

noun

: formally or socially imposed standards of dress

Examples of dress code in a Sentence

The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.

Recent Examples on the Web

But with a Ryan Murphy production, dark glamour feels like the suitable, if unofficial, dress code. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Consider guests well-dressed for the newer casual dress code, which can mean designer jeans at dinner. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

With navy walls, dark-wood bookshelves and antique furniture, plaid skirts and collared jackets feel like the suitable attire — though there’s no dress code. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Jenner flouted wedding guest dress code in a show-stealing plunging corset gown. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dress code

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad