Definitions for black-tie

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Spelling: [blak-tahy]

IPA: /ˈblækˈtaɪ/

Black-Tie is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 320 anagrams from letters in black-tie (-abceiklt).

Definitions for black-tie

noun

1. a black bow tie, worn with a dinner jacket.
2. semiformal evening wear for men (distinguished from white tie).

adjective

1. requiring that guests wear semiformal attire, especially that men wear black bow ties with tuxedos or dinner jackets:

Origin of black-tie

First recorded in 1930-35

Examples for black-tie

Movie stars and producers turned out in force for the black-tie affair.

Indeed, the social season in Palm Beach is a busy one, with a black-tie gala every night through spring.

My husband and I have already planned a black-tie event for November 14, the night Quantum of Solace finally arrives in theaters.

The power networking and the black-tie bonhomie didn't just pause; they yielded to something akin to solemn fervor.

As Margaret Lyons writes, “This wasn't an awards ceremony so much as a black-tie celebration of the straight white male gaze.”

The black-tie crowd at the New York Hilton roared with delight.

People are constantly shown wearing white tie to black-tie occasions and vice versa.