necktie
/ˈnɛk.taɪ/
necktie noun: a strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.
Noun
necktie (plural neckties)
- A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.
- Oh I have been to Ludlow fair / And left my necktie God knows where / And carried half way home, or near, / Pints and quarts of Ludlow beer.1896, A. E. Housman, “Terence, this is stupid stuff”, in A Shropshire Lad
- Synonyms:
- tie[Appendix:Glossary
necktie meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
necktie in Hindi
- strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front
- नेकटाई nekṭāī, टाई ṭāī
necktie in Tamil
- கழுத்துப் பட்டி
necktie in Urdu
- strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front
- نِک ٹائی nik ṭāī, نِکْٹائی nikṭāī, نیک ٹائی nek ṭāī, نیکْٹائی nekṭāī, ٹائی ṭāī
necktie in Bengali
- strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front
- নেকটাই nekṭai
More languagesFewer languages
- necktie in Malayalam
- കഴുത്തിൽ കെട്ടുന്ന തുണി, ടൈ
- necktie in Kannada
- ಕೊರಳುಡುಪು
- necktie in Gujarati
- નેકટાઈ nekṭāī
- necktie in Sinhala
- ටයි එක ṭayi eka
- necktie in Pashto
- نکټايي nekṭāyi, نېکټائي nekṭāyi
- necktie in Tagalog
- kurbata
- necktie in Arabic
- رِبَاط ribāṭ, رَبْطَةُ الْعُنُق rabṭatu l-ʕunuq, رِبَاطُ الْعُنُق ribāṭu l-ʕunuq, كَرَافَة karāfa
- necktie in Malay
- tai, tali leher
- necktie in Indonesian
- dasi
- necktie in Thai
- เนคไท nék-tái, ไท tai
- necktie in Vietnamese
- cà vạt
- necktie in Myanmar
- လည်စည်း lanycany:
Examples of necktie in a sentence
- It is the usual practice of employees there to wear neckties only when meeting with customers.
- He seems like an average businessman, but deep down he's an overgrown kid with a necktie.
- Straighten out your necktie and comb your hair.
Synonyms of necktie
- tie[Appendix:Glossary
Forms of necktie
| plural | neckties |
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Origin of necktie
From neck + tie.
Words formed from necktie
Phrases with necktie
Words that rhyme with necktie
Questions about necktie
- What does necktie mean?
- Necktie means a strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.
- What is necktie in Hindi?
- Necktie in Hindi is नेकटाई (nekṭāī), टाई (ṭāī). See Necktie meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is necktie?
- Necktie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce necktie?
- Necktie is pronounced /ˈnɛk.taɪ/.
- What is the plural of necktie?
- The plural of necktie is neckties.
Words near necktie in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: necktie (page history and authors); necktie (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); necktie (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); necktie (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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