DEFINITIONS
The
2019 WORD
OF THE YEAR is...

boutonniere

[ boot-n-eer, boo-tuh n-yair ]
/ ˌbut nˈɪər, ˌbu tənˈyɛər /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR boutonniere ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a flower or small bouquet worn, usually by a man, in the buttonhole of a lapel.

Words related to boutonniere

pot, wreath, garland, vase, nosegay, posy, festoon, spray, buttonhole, corsage, lei, flower, sentiment, bouquet, blossom, verse, motto

Words nearby boutonniere

boutel, boutique, boutique brewery, bouton, boutonneuse fever, boutonniere, boutros-ghali, bouts-rimés, bouvardia, bouvier, bouvier des flandres

Origin of boutonniere

1875–80; < French boutonnière buttonhole (bouton button + -ière suffix for things that facilitate the use of that denoted by the stem < Latin -āria -ary
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for boutonniere

British Dictionary definitions for boutonniere

boutonniere
/ (ˌbʊtɒnɪˈɛə) /

noun

another name for buttonhole (def. 2)

Word Origin for boutonniere

C19: from French: buttonhole, from bouton button
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012