SUITE
Dictionary entry overview: What does suite mean?
• SUITE (noun)
The noun SUITE has 4 senses:
1. a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
2. apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
3. the group following and attending to some important person
4. a matching set of furniture
Familiarity information: SUITE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SUITE (noun)
Meaning:
A musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("suite" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suite"):
partitia ((music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century)
Meaning:
Apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rooms; suite
Hypernyms ("suite" is a kind of...):
apartment; flat (a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house)
Meaning:
The group following and attending to some important person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
entourage; retinue; cortege; suite
Hypernyms ("suite" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Meronyms (parts of "suite"):
bodyguard; guard (a group of men who escort and protect some important person)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suite"):
court; royal court (the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince)
Meaning:
A matching set of furniture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("suite" is a kind of...):
set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suite"):
bedroom set; bedroom suite (a suite of furniture for the bedroom)
diningroom set; diningroom suite (a suite of furniture for the dining room)
livingroom set; livingroom suite (a suite of furniture for the living room)
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