white tie

noun

The most formal kind of eveningwear for men, consisting of an evening tailcoat, trousers with strips of braid down the side seams, white stiff-fronted shirt, white bow tie and waistcoat with or without sash.

“You are cordially invited to dinner with His Excellency the President. Dress: White Tie.”

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Meanings

nounwhite tie (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe most formal kind of eveningwear for men, consisting of an evening tailcoat, trousers with strips of braid down the side seams, white stiff-fronted shirt, white bow tie and waistcoat with or without sash.
  2. uncountableA dress code specifying white tie for men and ball gown or evening dress for women, or, alternatively, full military dress or national costume.

    You are cordially invited to dinner with His Excellency the President. Dress: White Tie.

    Synonyms: full dress, evening dress, full evening dress

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dress code specifying white tie for men and ball gown or evening dress for women, or, alternatively, full military dress or national costume.

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full dressevening dressfull evening dress

More synonyms by meaning

nounformalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

Similar
dress suitfull dresstailcoattail coattailswhite tie and tails
Broader
formalweareveningwearevening dress
Also see
dress suitfull dresshightumtailcoattails

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan frac
  • fracmen's most formal eveningwear
Finnish frakki, frakkipuku
  • frakkimen's most formal eveningwear
  • frakkipukumen's most formal eveningwear
  • frakkidress code
  • juhlapukudress code
German Frack-Anzug, Frack
  • Frack-Anzugmen's most formal eveningwear
  • Frackmen's most formal eveningwear
Polish frak, dress code
  • frakmen's most formal eveningwear
  • dress codedress code
Swedish frack
  • frackmen's most formal eveningwear
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MLA

“white tie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20tie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white tie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20tie.

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