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finery vs dress

dress vs finery

finery and dress both are nouns.

finery is not an adjective while dress is an adjective.

finery is not a verb while dress is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
finery Yes No No No
dress Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, dress is a hypernym of finery; that is, dress is a word with a broader meaning than finery:
  • finery: elaborate or showy attire and accessories
  • dress: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Other hypernyms of finery include attire, garb.
finery (noun) dress (noun)
elaborate or showy attire and accessories a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
clothing in general
finery (adjective) dress (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
finery (verb) dress (verb)
put on clothes
provide with clothes or put clothes on
apply a bandage or medication to
arrange attractively
dress or groom with elaborate care
give a neat appearance to
dress in a certain manner
kill and prepare for market or consumption
convert into leather
put a dressing on
put a finish on
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
provide with decoration
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
arrange in ranks
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