Verb
men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet Noun
Proper attire is required at the restaurant.
needed some snazzy attire for the job interview
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Verb
His image was captured on a trail camera mounted in the driveway, attired in camouflage, an AR-15-style semiautomatic assault rifle strapped to his chest.—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 Ellen returns to Beltane and dons her May Queen attire and performs her duties alongside Malcolm at the fire ceremony.—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
The world’s best bars list was announced at a splashy, cocktail-attire-please event in Hong Kong, where the hometown crowd seemed firmly on Bar Leone’s cheering squad.—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 The two men opted for suited attire in shades of navy with colorful ties.—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for attire
Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French atirer to equip, prepare, attire, from a- (from Latin ad-) + tire order, rank, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English tīr glory, ornament
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