wardrobe

noun

ward·robe ˈwȯr-ˌdrōb

plural wardrobes

Synonyms of wardrobe next

: a collection of wearing apparel (as of one person or for one activity)

a summer wardrobe

: a collection of stage costumes and accessories

working in the wardrobe department

chiefly British : a room or closet (see closet entry 1 sense 2) where clothes are kept

: clothes press

especially : a tall freestanding cabinet with a rod for hanging clothes

: a large trunk in which clothes may be hung upright

: the department of a royal or noble household entrusted with the care of wearing apparel, jewels, and personal articles

Did you know?

There is a lot of word history packed into wardrobe. The word was borrowed by Middle-English speakers from a variant of Anglo-French garderobe. A combination of garder and robe, garderobe itself has been borrowed into English as a synonym of wardrobe. If the roots of garderobe look familiar, it is because they are the source of a number of different English words. Garder has given us the verbs guard and ward. And French robe, of course, is the source of the English robe and shares its own origins with the English verbs rob and reave (a synonym of plunder). If this connection seems odd, it might help to know that robe can be traced back to Germanic origins related to the Old High German words roub ("booty" or "looted clothing") and roubōn ("to rob").

Examples of wardrobe in a Sentence

She has a new summer wardrobe. She went to wardrobe for her fitting.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Adding these creative socks to a friend's wardrobe is sure to give them a conversation piece for the future. —

The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024 Where Huang’s wardrobe for Oz emphasizes his position as a clumsy social climber, aspiring to classic mafia masculinity but too crass to fit in with the old-money elite, Sofia represents a different kind of outsider. —

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 In new viral clips shared to X (formerly Twitter), Swift could be seen walking down the catwalk before squatting down and presenting the hat to Eloise, who was dressed in a sequin jacket and silver dress reminiscent of Swift's tour wardrobe. —

Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024 Miss Manners is all for telling strangers — kindly and privately — about wardrobe malfunctions, but in this case, nothing could have been immediately done. —

Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wardrobe