Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [klohz, klohth z]
- /kloʊz, kloʊðz/
- /kləʊðz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [klohz, klohth z]
- /kloʊz, kloʊðz/
Definitions of clothes word
- noun plural clothes Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses. 3
- noun plural clothes articles of dress 3
- noun plural clothes (as modifier) 3
- noun plural clothes articles, usually of cloth, designed to cover, protect, or adorn the body; garments; attire 3
- noun plural clothes bedclothes 3
- verb with object clothes to dress; attire. 1
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Origin of clothes
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English clāthas, plural of clāth cloth
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Clothes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clothes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
clothes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clothes
noun clothes
- wardrobe — a stock of clothes or costumes, as of a person or of a theatrical company.
- garb — a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk.
- regalia — finery, full formal dress
- attire — Your attire is the clothes you are wearing.
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
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