Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

after-five

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.36 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter--five
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to clothing that is worn for semiformal events and activities.

noun

Any attire or clothing that is semiformal.

Example Sentences

"[…] the women wearing after-five dresses, the men in stiff shirts, dark blue suits. It looked more like one of Reagan's state dinners, and I had no place to hide."

Questions

What does after-five mean?: Of or pertaining to clothing that is worn for semiformal events and activities.

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