buttoned-down

ˈbʌtənd daʊn

Definition

Definition of buttoned-down - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

fashionhaving a conservative and conventional style or approach

He wore a buttoned-down suit to the meeting.

conservative

conventional

traditional

clothing

Rare

describing a shirt with buttons down the front

Rare

She prefers buttoned-down shirts for work.

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buttoned-down mind

mindset focused on order and control

With a buttoned-down mind, she organized every detail meticulously.

Origin of buttoned-down

English, button (fastener) + down (direction)

Examples of buttoned-down in a sentence

The buttoned-down style of the restaurant appealed to traditionalists.
He wore a buttoned-down shirt to the interview.
Buttoned-down shirts are on sale this week.

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French:conservateur, à boutons, ...
German:konservativ, durchgeknöpft, ...
Italian:conservatore, con bottoni, ...
Spanish:conservador, abotonado, ...
Portuguese:conservador, abotoado, ...
Chinese:保守的, 有纽扣的, ...
Japanese:保守的な, ボタン付きの, ...
Arabic:مُحافِظ, بقميص بازار, ...
Hebrew:שַׁמְרָנִי, עִם כַּפְתּוֹרִים, ...
Russian:строгий, на пуговицах, ...
Ukrainian:консервативний, на ґудзиках, ...
Hindi:रूढ़िवादी, सामने बटन वाली, ...
Bengali:রক্ষণশীল, বোতামযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:conservador, amb botons al davant, ...
Czech:konzervativní, na knoflíky, ...
Danish:konservativ, med knapper, ...
Dutch:conservatief, overhemd met knopen, ...
Greek:συντηρητικός, κουμπωτός, ...
Hungarian:konzervatív, gombos, ...
Khmer:អភិរក្សនិយម, មានប៊ូតុងតាមផ្នែកខាងមុខ, ...
Korean:보수적인, 단추가 달린, ...
Persian:محافظه‌کارانه, دکمه‌دار, ...
Polish:konserwatywny, z guzikami, ...
Portuguese (BR):conservador, abotoado, ...
Romanian:conservator, cu nasturi, ...
Swedish:konservativ, knäppt, ...
Thai:เรียบ, มีกระดุมลงด้านหน้า, ...
Turkish:muhafazakâr, düğmeli, ...
Vietnamese:bảo thủ, cài cúc, ...

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