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suit Definition

suit (so̵̅o̅t)

noun

    1. a set of clothes to be worn together; now, esp., a coat and trousers (or skirt), and sometimes a vest, usually all of the same material
    2. any complete outfit a suit of armor
  2. Slang a person wearing a suit; specif., a business executive or a bureaucrat: usually a term of mild derision
  3. a group of similar things forming a set or series; specif., any of the four sets of thirteen playing cards each (spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds) that together make up a pack
  4. Historical attendance at the court or manor of a feudal lord
  5. action to secure justice in a court of law; attempt to recover a right or claim through legal action
    1. an act of suing, pleading, or requesting
    2. a petition
  7. the act of wooing; courtship

Etymology: ME sute, a pursuit, action of suing, garb, set of garments, sequence < OFr suite < VL *sequita, fem. pp. of sequere, to follow < L sequi, to follow: see sequent

transitive verb

  1. to meet the requirements of; be right for or appropriate to; befit
  2. to make right or appropriate; fit; adapt
  3. to please; satisfy anything that suits your fancy
  4. to furnish with clothes, esp. with a suit

intransitive verb

  1. Archaic to correspond or harmonize: usually with to or with
  2. to be fit, suitable, convenient, or satisfactory

suit Idioms

bring suit

to institute legal action; sue

follow suit

  1. to play a card of the same suit as the card led
  2. to follow the example set

someone's strong suit

or someone's strongest suit

a person's greatest talent, most conspicuous character trait, etc. patience is my strong suit

suit oneself

to act according to one's own wishes

suit up

☆

to put on an athletic uniform, spacesuit, etc. in preparation for a particular activity

suit Synonyms

suit

n.

  1. A series

    suite, set, group; see series.

  2. A case at law

    lawsuit, action, litigation; see trial 2.

  3. Clothes to be worn together

    costume, ensemble, outfit, livery, uniform; see also clothes.

    Kinds of suits include: business suit, three-piece suit, dress suit, sport suit, bathing suit, jump suit, body suit, sweat suit, running suit; women: tailored suit, cocktail suit, pant suit, cardigan suit, evening suit, sun suit, play suit; men: leisure suit, full dress, tails*, monkey suit*, soup and fish*, dinner jacket, tuxedo, tux*, zoot suit, morning dress; children: snow suit, sun suit, play suit, Eton suit.

bring suit

prosecute, start legal proceedings, initiate a case; see sue.

follow suit*

accord with, regulate one's actions by, take a cue from*; see follow 2, imitate 2.

suit Synonyms

suit

v.

  1. To be in accord with

    befit, be agreeable, be appropriate to; see agree, agree with 2.

  2. To please

    amuse, fill, gratify; see entertain 1, satisfy 1.

  3. To adapt

    accommodate, revise, readjust; see change 1.

suit Law Definition

n

Any proceeding brought by one or more parties against another one or more parties in a court of law. See also action and litigation.
class suit
See action.
suit Telecom Definition
A mildly derisive term for an anonymous business executive or bureaucrat, referring to the fact that such people typically wear suits of clothes and may lack individuality. A suit, especially an empty suit, is in sharp contrast to a techie. See also empty suit and techie.
suit Usage Examples

Object

  • taste: We offer all styles of filming to suit personal tastes.
  • budget: Websites designed to suit all budgets - visit my site today to see examples of sites I've done for business like yours.
  • pocket: The development will include houses and a range of apartments from loft style to studios to suit all pockets.

Converse of object

  • wear: They wear suits, they own ties, they mean business.
  • pend: On 7 July 2004 District Judge Maple made an award of maintenance pending suit in the annual amount of £ 205,000.

Preposition: against

  • loto-quebec: Suit against loto-quebec in whom they port allen saw.

Adjective modifier

  • wet: Putting the suit on is harder work than the actual session as it is like a wet suit.
  • three-piece: Three-piece gray suits, worn with gray top hats are popular for weddings.
  • smart: Cursing Missy Midriff, I rushed home and changed into a smart, crisp suit with matching telephone voice.
  • dry: Dry suits or 8 mm semi - dry suits are recommended.
  • gray: In the Fifth Form a gray suit may be worn instead.

Modifies a noun

  • everyones: With a high standard of cuisine in our Llewelyn restaurant with our wide range of menus to suit everyones taste.
  • everyone: They offer a range of services to suit everyone.

Noun used with modifier

  • libel: Online Archives When a libel suit is won by a claimant it is not essential to take defamatory material offline.
  • boiler: The Gills report this worked for a while, and Balfour Beatty complied and had white boiler suits for their staff.
  • tweed: For many months afterward I expected her to come into Mother's living room, smiling and wearing her white Irish tweed suit.
  • pinstripe: Every morning, he dons his pinstripe suit and bowler hat and sets off to catch the train to work.
  • trump: Throughout the history of card games people have always tended to attach a personal name to the Knave of the best or trump suit.
  • malpractice: Will they be there supporting you in the court room during your malpractice suit?

Preposition: of

  • armor: However, crabs are very successful marine animals, so that unwieldy suit of armor, or exoskeleton, must have its advantages.
suit Quotes

A silk suit, which cost memuchmoney, and Ipray God to make me able to pay for it.

—Pepys, Samuel

Since no normal humble man can help but feel magnificent in a brand-new suit of clothes, it is not surprising that those who don a fresh suit of bright white linen every day should feel magnificent always. Nor is it surprising that a normal humble head should swell beneath a solar topee, since a topee is more a badge of authority than a hat, as is the hat of a soldier.

—Herbert, Xavier

Once they heard someone call for 'Snooks'.'I always thought that name was invented by novelists,'said Miss Winchelsea.'Fancy! Snooks. I wonder which is Mr. Snooks?' Finally they picked out a stout and resolute little man in a large check suit.'If he isn't Snooks, he ought to be,'said Miss Winchelsea.

—Wells, H(erbert) G(eorge)

He looks like a homeless man in a thousand dollar suit.

—Anonymous