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单词 button-down
释义

button-down

1 of 2

adjective

but·​ton-down ˈbə-tᵊn-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce button-down (audio)
1
a
of a collar : having the ends fastened to the garment with buttons
b of a shirt
(1)
: having a button-down collar
(2)
: having buttons from the collar to the waist
2
or buttoned-down
ˈbə-tᵊn(d)-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce button-down (audio)
: conservatively traditional or conventional
especially : adhering to conventional norms in dress and behavior
button-down businessmen

button-down

2 of 2

noun

: a shirt with a button-down collar

Synonyms

Adjective

  • archconservative
  • brassbound
  • conservative
  • die-hard
  • hidebound
  • mossbacked
  • old-fashioned
  • old-line
  • old-school
  • orthodox
  • paleoconservative
  • reactionary
  • standpat
  • traditional
  • traditionalistic
  • ultraconservative
  • unprogressive
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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1924, in the meaning defined above

button-down

adjective

variants or buttoned-down
as in traditional
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions a button-down architectural firm would never have the imagination to produce such a cutting-edge design

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • traditional
  • conservative
  • conventional
  • ultraconservative
  • archconservative
  • reactionary
  • hidebound
  • orthodox
  • traditionalistic
  • unprogressive
  • old-school
  • old-fashioned
  • paleoconservative
  • brassbound
  • standpat
  • old-line
  • mossbacked
  • devoted
  • true
  • stodgy
  • dowdy
  • steady
  • die-hard
  • square
  • staunch
  • loyal
  • steadfast
  • fogyish
  • faithful
  • neoconservative
  • stanch
  • true-blue
  • ossified
  • fogeyish
  • fuddy-duddy
  • blimpish
  • ultraright
  • antiliberal
  • set
  • antimodern
  • right-wing
  • ultrarightist
  • antireform
  • antiprogressive
  • Tory
  • right
  • antirevolutionary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nontraditional
  • liberal
  • unconventional
  • nonconventional
  • progressive
  • unorthodox
  • antiestablishment
  • nonconservative
  • radical
  • revolutionary
  • modern
  • extremist
  • nonorthodox
  • nonconformist
  • contemporary
  • anticonventional
  • antitraditional
  • large-minded
  • broad-minded
  • advanced
  • open-minded
  • lefty
  • radical
  • ultraleft
  • ultraleftist
  • ultraradical
  • ultraprogressive
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