Meaning & use
cami dress
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UK/ˈkæmi dres/
US/ˈkæmi dres/
Meaning
nouncountableinformal
A dress with thin shoulder straps and a simple, usually fitted top, like a camisole.
Grammar: Has a regular plural: two cami dresses.
Patterns
- wear a cami dress
- a cami dress with something
She wore a floral cami dress to the summer picnic.
I bought a black cami dress for the party.
A cami dress looks good with a cardigan or denim jacket.
Word forms
| plural | cami dresses |
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Common combinations
- satin cami dress
- She chose a satin cami dress for the dinner.
- slip cami dress
- A slip cami dress is easy to dress up.
- wear a cami dress
- I like to wear a cami dress in summer.
- floral cami dress
- The floral cami dress was on sale.
Synonyms and how they differ
- slip dress
- A slip dress is long and often made of silk or satin, and is the closest in style to cami dress.
- strappy dress
- Strappy dress is a general word for any dress with narrow straps.
- sundress
- Sundress is a loose summer dress with wider straps, while a cami dress is thinner and often fitted.
- camisole dress
- Camisole dress is the full, more formal name for the same dress.
Word family
Commonly confused: cami dress or camisole?
cami dress vs camisole
A camisole is a top or underwear, while a cami dress is a full dress in the same style.
Practice
A cami dress is best described as a dress with ___.
Choose one answer.
A cami dress is named after the camisole and has thin straps. The other features are not typical of it.
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