Phrase guide

evening dress

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An elegant dress worn by women, especially for social events in the evening, an evening gown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Formal attire worn for evening social events.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • I felt uncomfortably conspicuous, since I was the only man in evening dress.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: formalwear, eveningwear, evening clothes

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attire, garb, dress

Narrower terms: balldress, dinner dress, dinner gown, formal, evening gown, dinner jacket, tux, tuxedo, black tie, dress suit, full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: aandrok — elegant dress worn by women
  • Afrikaans: aandjapon — elegant dress worn by women
  • Afrikaans: dansrok — elegant dress worn by women
  • Czech: róba — elegant dress worn by women
  • Danish: aftenkjole — elegant dress worn by women
  • Dutch: avondjapon — elegant dress worn by women
  • Dutch: avondjurk — elegant dress worn by women
  • Estonian: õhtukleit — elegant dress worn by women
  • Finnish: juhlapuku — elegant dress worn by women
  • French: robe de soirée — elegant dress worn by women
  • Hungarian: estélyi — elegant dress worn by women
  • Icelandic: kvöldkjóll — elegant dress worn by women
  • Italian: abito da sera — elegant dress worn by women
  • Norwegian Bokmål: aftenkjole — elegant dress worn by women
  • Norwegian Bokmål: selskapskjole — elegant dress worn by women
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: selskapskjole — elegant dress worn by women
  • Polish: suknia wieczorowa — elegant dress worn by women
  • Romanian: ținută de seară — elegant dress worn by women
  • Swedish: aftonklänning — elegant dress worn by women
  • Turkish: abiye — elegant dress worn by women
  • Yiddish: אָוונטקלייד (ovntkleyd) — elegant dress worn by women
  • Afrikaans: aandkostuum — formal attire for evenings
  • Finnish: frakki — formal attire for evenings
  • Finnish: iltapuku — formal attire for evenings
  • Polish: strój wieczorowy — formal attire for evenings