evening dress
noun
Simple meaning
An elegant dress worn by women.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
eevnihngdrehsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈivnɪŋdˈɹɛs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
countable
An elegant dress worn by women, especially for social events in the evening, an evening gown.
uncountable
Formal attire worn for evening social events.
Attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An elegant dress worn by women, especially for social events in the evening, an evening gown.
Used this way, evening dress is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It suits reflective writing more than quick conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Slightly formal
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Beautiful or graceful
- Usage feel
- Reflective and slightly elevated
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