clothing
noun
Simple meaning
Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkloʊðɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
Used this way, clothing is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use clothing
- “New winter clothing arrived at the store, just in time for the cold weather.”noun
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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A store where men's clothes are sold.
Ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.
Clothing that is designed for men to wear.
Clothing that is designed for women to wear.
Clothing worn for doing manual labor.
A covering designed to be worn on a person's body.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Clothing in general.
Wearing or provided with clothing.
An upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing.
Someone who designs clothing.
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Synonyms
Sense: any of a wide variety of articles
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