Synonyms for dressed to nines
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : nahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : naɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for dressed to nines Other synonyms for the word dressed to nines
- doggy
- dolled up
- dressed to advantage
- dressed to kill
- dressed to nines
- dressed to the nines
- dressed to the teeth
- dressed up
- dressed-up
- elaborate
- elegant
- fancy
- fashionable
- formal
- gussied up
- in full dress
- in full feather
- in high feather
- in one's best bib and tucker
- jaunty
- looking sharp
- natty
- neat
- nice
- nifty
- nimble
- nobby
- ornate
- posh
- prim
- ritzy
- sassy
- sharp
- showy
- slick
- smart
- snazzy
- snug
- soignée
- spiff
- spiffed up
- spiffy
- spruce
- spruced up
- stylish
- swank
- swanky
- swell
- trim
- turned out
- well turned out
- well-dressed
- well-groomed
Définition of dressed to nines
Origin :- Old English nigen, from Proto-Germanic *niwun (cf. Old Saxon nigun, Old Frisian niugun, Old Norse niu, Swedish nio, Middle Dutch neghen, Dutch negen, Old High German niun, German neun, Gothic niun "nine"), from PIE newn "nine" (cf. Sanskrit nava, Avestan nava, Greek ennea, Albanian nende, Latin novem (with change of -n- to -m- by analogy of septem, decem), Lithuanian devnyi, Old Church Slavonic deveti (the Balto-Slavic forms by dissimilation of -n- to -d-), Old Irish noin, Welsh naw).
- Nine to five "the average workday" is attested from 1935. Nine days has been proverbial since 14c. for the time which a wonder or novelty holds attention.
- As in natty : adj dapper
- As in dressed up : adj dressed formally
- As in dressed to the nines : adj dressed in fancy clothing
- As in dapper : adj well-groomed, neat
- As in dressy : adj formal, fashionable
Antonyms for dressed to nines
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