très /treɪ/adverb 1tres noun 1forms 1 adverb1 •(informal) Very, to superior degree.My view is that a fraternity is nothing more than a très snob clique or caucus, but I may be wrong. — 1947 tres noun1 •A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine. formstreses