What does buttoned-down mean?

buttoned-down means "unimaginatively conventional".

How many syllables are in buttoned-down?

buttoned-down has 4 syllables and divides as but-to-ned--down under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for buttoned-down?

Close synonyms include button-down, conservative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is buttoned-down a common word?

buttoned-down is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Buttoned-down — meaning, 2 synonyms and examples

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
unimaginatively conventional
“a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business”
Synonymsbutton-down conservative
Similarconventional

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What does buttoned-down mean?: buttoned-down means "unimaginatively conventional".
How many syllables are in buttoned-down?: buttoned-down has 4 syllables and divides as but-to-ned--down under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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