getup
getup Lexical Profile
getup Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A style or arrangement of dress, especially an elaborate, unusual, or eye-catching outfit or costume.
"Everyone at the masquerade ball admired his extravagant 18th-century getup."
The general composition, format, or physical arrangement of something, such as a book, magazine, or mechanical device.
"The publisher modernized the overall getup of the journal with a cleaner font and glossier paper."
Drive, ambition, or energetic initiative (usually used in the phrase 'get-up-and-go').
"After a full week of rest, she finally regained her usual getup and enthusiasm for the project."
Word Nuance & Usage
The closed noun 'getup' (or hyphenated 'get-up') refers to an outfit or arrangement and should not be confused with the two-word phrasal verb 'get up', which means to rise from bed or stand.
• Rhymes for getup
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century as a nominalization of the phrasal verb 'get up' in the sense of dressing up, preparing, or arranging something for presentation.