finery

/fi'nes/

Thân thiện

She wore her finest finery to the evening gala.

Definition

Noun: - Elaborate or showy attire and accessories: Clothing and ornaments that are very decorative, elegant, or intended to impress, often worn for special occasions.

Usage

The word "finery" is an uncountable noun. It refers to beautiful, expensive, or elaborate clothing and jewelry worn to look attractive, especially at formal events or celebrations. It emphasizes the decorative and impressive quality of the items.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She arrived at the ball in all her finery, wearing a silk gown and diamond jewelry.
  • For the wedding, the guests were dressed in their finest finery.
  • The museum exhibit displayed the ceremonial finery of the 18th-century aristocracy.

Advanced Usage

• "In all one's finery": Dressed in one's most impressive and beautiful clothes and accessories.
  • The children were scrubbed clean and dressed in all their finery for the family photograph.
• "Sunday finery": One's best clothes, traditionally worn to church on Sunday.
  • He put on his Sunday finery for the important meeting.

Variants and Related Words

• Fine (adj): Of high quality; very good. (e.g., , ). Note: "Finery" is derived from this adjective but functions as a distinct noun.
• Refinery (n): An industrial plant for purifying a substance. This is a different word with a different meaning, but it shares a similar spelling root.

Synonyms

• Regalia: The distinctive clothing and decorations of an office, order, or rank.
• Attire: Clothing, especially of a particular kind (e.g., ).
• Raiment (literary): Clothing.
• Garb: A distinctive style of clothing.

Antonyms

• Rags: Old, worn, or torn pieces of cloth.
• Tatters: Irregularly torn pieces of cloth; ragged clothing.
• Everyday clothes: Ordinary, casual clothing.

Idioms and Phrases

• "Decked out in finery": Dressed elaborately in fancy clothes and ornaments.
  • The horses were decked out in finery for the parade.
• "To don one's finery": To put on one's best or most formal clothes.
  • It's time to don your finery for the gala dinner.

Học thuật

Noun

1. elaborate or showy attire and accessories