dress

dress

noun

Definition of DRESS

1

a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl <what a lovely dress you're wearing today!>

Synonyms frock, gown

Related Words chemise, coatdress, granny dress, housedress, jumper, kimono, kirtle, minidress, Mother Hubbard, muumuu, overdress, sack, sheath, shift, shirtdress, shirtwaist, sundress, sweaterdress, tea gown

2

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation <a bagpiper in full Scottish Highlander dress>

Synonyms costume, drag, dress, garb, getup, guise, togs

Related Words apparel, attire, clothes, duds, habiliment(s), raiment; fashion, mode, style; array, caparison, vestments

3

covering for the human body <a businessman who is very conservative in his dress>

Synonyms apparel, attire, clobber [British slang], clothes, costumery, dress, duds, garments, gear, habiliment(s), habit [archaic], rags, raiment, rig, rigging, threads, toggery, togs, vestiary, vestments, vesture, wear, wearables, weeds

Related Words garderobe, wardrobe; array, bravery, caparison, finery, gaiety (also gayety), glad rags, pretties, regalia, trim; foofaraw, frippery, gaudery, tawdry, trumpery [archaic]; tatters; costume, ensemble, frock, garb, getup, guise, livery, outfit; civvies (also civies), mufti; couture, prêt-à-porter (or pret-a-porter), ready-to-wear, tailoring; activewear, loungewear, outerwear, playwear, sportswear; nightclothes, sleepwear, smallclothes, underclothes, underwear; haberdashery, menswear

4

the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality <another version of the Cinderella story but in modern-romance dress>

Synonyms aspect, dress, figure, garb, look, mien, outside, presence, regard [archaic]

Related Words air, attitude, bearing, behavior, comportment, demeanor, deportment, manner, poise, pose; carriage, posture, stance; cast, mold, shape, turn; color, coloring, complexion; countenance, face, features, habit, habitus, person [archaic], physiognomy, superficies, visage