eveningwear en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English evening Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English eveningwear From evening + -wear.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Clothes suitable for a formal occasion in the evening.
Translations (3)
nl avondkleding (Translations) · fr tenue de soirée (Translations) · fi ilta-asu (Translations)