Phrase guide

dress code

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A formal specification of acceptable attire for a specific event or location.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The dress code for the funeral said dark - meaning white shirt, black suit, with a black necktie (no bowties permitted.)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: code, codification

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: janzkera kode — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Bulgarian: дре́скод (dréskod) — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 著裝要求 /著装要求 (zhuózhuāng yāoqiú) — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 着装要求 (zhuózhuāng yāoqiú) — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 著裝規定 /著装规定 (zhuózhuāng guīdìng) — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 着装规定 (zhuózhuāng guīdìng) — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 著裝標準 /著装标准 (zhuózhuāng biāozhǔn) — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 着装标准 (zhuózhuāng biāozhǔn) — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Dutch: kledingvoorschrift — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Dutch: dresscode — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Finnish: pukeutumisohje — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Finnish: pukukoodi — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • French: code vestimentaire — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • French: dress code — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • German: Kleiderordnung — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • German: Kleidervorschrift — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • German: Dresscode — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Japanese: ドレスコード (doresukōdo) — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Polish: dress code — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Russian: дресс-ко́д (drɛss-kód) — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Spanish: código de vestimenta — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Swedish: klädkod — formal specification of acceptable attire
  • Turkish: kıyafet kodu — formal specification of acceptable attire