Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

button-down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
but-ton--down
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.

adj

Serious; staid; businesslike.

adj

Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.

noun

A shirt with a button-down collar.

noun

A button-up shirt.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

buttoned-down (alternative) button-downs (plural)

Synonyms

buttoned-down conservative

Questions

What does button-down mean?
Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.

How to pronounce button-down

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