Button-down
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Button-down is an adjective meaning Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.
Meaning
Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.
More Meanings
- (idiomatic) Serious; staid; businesslike.
- (idiomatic) Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.
- A shirt with a button-down collar
- (colloquial) A button-up shirt
Example Sentences
Wearing a stylish pink button-down with white pinstripes, Ozzie Guillen beamed about feeling like he had "come home" when he was presented Wednesday as the manager of the Miami Marlins.
Word Forms
- buttoned-down
- button-downs
Synonyms for button-down
Depending on context, synonyms include conventional, fastened, buttoned-down, buttoned, conservative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include buttoned-down, buttoned, conventional, conservative, fastened, button-on.
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