full dress

noun

Clothing worn on formal occasions.

Similar
dress suittailcoattail coattailswhite tiewhite tie and tails

Meanings

nounfull dress (uncountable)
  1. uncountableClothing worn on formal occasions.
adjectivefull dress (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRequiring a full-scale operation with attention to every minute detail.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounformalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

Similar
dress suittailcoattail coattailswhite tiewhite tie and tails

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 禮服 /礼服, 盛裝 /盛装
  • 禮服 /礼服 (lǐfú)clothing worn on formal occasions
  • 盛裝 /盛装 (shèngzhuāng)clothing worn on formal occasions
  • 盛服 (shèngfú)clothing worn on formal occasions
Finnish juhlapuku, paraatipuku
  • juhlapukuclothing worn on formal occasions
  • paraatipukuclothing worn on formal occasions
French être sur son trente-et-un
  • être sur son trente-et-unclothing worn on formal occasions
Polish suknia wieczorowa
  • suknia wieczorowaclothing worn on formal occasions
Russian пара́дная фо́рма
  • пара́дная фо́рма (parádnaja fórma)clothing worn on formal occasions
Spanish gala
  • galaclothing worn on formal occasions
Cite this entry
APA

full dress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20dress

MLA

“full dress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20dress. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full dress,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20dress.

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