Suit Definition

so͝ot

suited, suits

noun

suits

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.

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Any complete outfit.

A suit of armor.

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A person wearing a suit; specif., a business executive or a bureaucrat.

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A group of things used together; a set or collection.

A suit of sails; a suit of tools.

American Heritage

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.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
courting
wooing
courtship
causa
cause
case
lawsuit
suit of clothes
separates
take a cue from
regulate one's actions by
accord with
initiate a case
start legal proceedings
prosecute

Antonyms:

Antonyms:
order
demand

verb

suited, suits

To meet the requirements of; fit.

This candidate does not suit our qualifications.

American Heritage

To correspond or harmonize.

Webster's New World

To make right or appropriate; fit; adapt.

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To meet the requirements of; be right for or appropriate to; befit.

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To please; satisfy.

Anything that suits your fancy.

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idiom

bring suit

to institute legal, civil action; sue

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follow suit

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

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someone's strong suit

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

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suit oneself

to act according to one's own wishes

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suit up

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

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Other Word Forms of Suit

Noun

Singular:

suit

Plural:

suits

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Suit

bring suit
follow suit
someone's strong suit
suit oneself
suit up

Origin of Suit

From Anglo-Norman siute, from Old French sieute (modern suite), originally a participle adjective from Vulgar Latin *sequita (for secÅ«ta), from Latin sequi (“to follow"), because the component garments "follow each other", i.e. are worn together.

From Wiktionary
Middle English sute from Anglo-Norman from Vulgar Latin sequita act of following feminine of sequitus past participle of sequere to follow from Latin sequī suitor

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition