Meanings
adjective
- idiomaticModerately formal; usually requiring a dinner jacket (tuxedo) for men.
There is black-tie function at the Castle this evening.
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The event was originally planned to take place as a black-tie dinner and awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London's Park Lane, as in previous years.
2020 August 26, “Registrations reach 250 for virtual National Rail Awards 2020”, in Rail, page 23
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemoderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black-tie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-tie.
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