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clothing

cloth·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kloh-th ing]
    • /ˈkloʊ ðɪŋ/
    • /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kloh-th ing]
    • /ˈkloʊ ðɪŋ/

Definitions of clothing word

  • uncountable noun clothing Clothing is the things that people wear. 3
  • noun clothing garments collectively 3
  • noun clothing something that covers or clothes 3
  • noun clothing wearing apparel; clothes; garments 3
  • noun clothing a covering 3
  • noun clothing garments collectively; clothes; raiment; apparel. 1

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Origin of clothing

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200; See origin at clothe, -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Clothing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

clothing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".

clothing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for clothing

noun clothing

  • habiliment — Usually, habiliments. clothes or clothing. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.
  • habit — an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
  • garb — a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk.
  • sack — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
  • costume — An actor's or performer's costume is the set of clothes they wear while they are performing.

adjective clothing

  • sartorial — of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.
  • tailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).

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