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
Hall went monochrome with her attire, wearing various shades of blue.—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025 Prince cranked out a new album each year from 1978 to 1981, earning increasingly warm critical response as well as notice for his often outrageous lyrics and attire.—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 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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