regalia

noun

ri-ˈgāl-yə How to pronounce regalia (audio)
Definition of regalianext
as in attire
dressy clothing was impressed with the regalia of the women at the ball

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Recent Examples of regalia Wide-eyed children and tipsy fathers are spellbound by the playacting queens, unbearably luminous in their regalia. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 Family portraits on loan from Chief Pharaoh include his mother, Olive, the former chief; his great-aunt, Pocahontas, in traditional buckskin regalia; the chief and his daughter. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Cory Ridgeway Program specialist, Cedarville, New Jersey What kinds of patterns are on the regalia here today? — Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 22 Oct. 2026 In the video, shared by Nixon on Instagram, Benton, Baranski and others in full regalia (bustles, corsets, the whole nine yards) huddle around the iPad of John Douglas Thompson, who plays Peggy’s father, before the room explodes. — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 On Friday, deans and faculty in academic regalia processed into Alumni Park, where the Trojan Marching Band accompanied the national anthem as temperatures climbed toward the 90s during the nearly two-hour ceremony. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 McDonald and Morgeson sat together near the half-court line, robed in regalia. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 In the video version, a ragtag group of Von Trapp Family-esque singers in mountain peasant regalia sing a song, with the paterfamilias (Kjartansson) leading on jazz guitar. — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Despite the extreme heat, fans were in full festival regalia. — Biz Sherbert, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regalia
  1. attire
  2. costume
  3. finery
  4. apparel
Noun
  • Guests were encouraged to wear baseball jerseys, hats and other baseball attire, and each child got to choose their own walk-up song.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The somewhat bridal nature of Jodie Woods’s attire vaguely recalled one of her sister’s looks from earlier this year.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of attire
Noun
  • The debate went viral in recent days, prompting a slew of Halloween costumes, a four-course restaurant tasting menu and public appearances by a real duck named Olivia.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Elsewhere in the memoir, Dench spoke about the 2004 sci-fi film’s costuming while comparing costume fittings for movies and theatre.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of costume
Noun
  • Kate Middleton and Prince William, Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester all donned their white tie finery for the Windsor Castle event.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In another, Asia Argento, in the gaudy finery of Madame du Barry, reads the palms of her co-stars during a break in filming.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of finery
Noun
  • The son of an Iranian immigrant who owned a women’s clothing store in Los Angeles’s Fashion District, Saghian grew up around the apparel industry before opening his first Fashion Nova outpost in a San Fernando Valley mall.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The assortment includes familiar names like Champion, along with exclusive adult apparel from Champion and select styles from The Wild Collective.
    — Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of apparel

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“Regalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regalia. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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