Meanings
clothes1
alternative obsolete cloathes · alternative childish nonstandard clotheses
- pluralplural onlyItems of clothing; apparel.
suit of clothes.
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Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLCSynonyms: clothing
- obsoletepluralplural onlyplural of cloth.
- pluralplural onlyThe covering of a bed; bedclothes.
She turned each way her frighted head, / Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes.
1717, Matthew Prior, The Dove - pluralplural onlyLaundry (hung on a clothesline).
clothes2
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of clothe
Synonyms & antonyms
nounItems of clothing; apparel.
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Origin
clothes · noun
- Old Englishclāþas“clothes”
- Middle Englishclothes
- Englishclothes
From Middle English clothes, cloþes (plural of cloth, cloþ (“cloth, garment”)), from Old English clāþas (“clothes”, plural of clāþ (“cloth”)), equivalent to cloth + -es. Cognate with Scots clathes, claes (“clothes”), Dutch klederen, kleren (“clothes”), German Kleider (“clothes”), Danish klæder (“clothes”), Swedish kläder (“clothes”), Norwegian Bokmål klær (“clothes”), Norwegian Nynorsk klede (“clothes”), Faroese klæði, klæðir (“clothes”).
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Afrikaans klere
- klereapparel
Ancient Greek ἐσθής, ἱμάτια
- ἐσθής (esthḗs)apparel
- ἱμάτια (himátia)apparel
Arabic مَلَابِس, ثِيَاب
- مَلَابِس (malābis)apparel
- ثِيَاب (ṯiyāb)apparel
- كِسْوَة (kiswa)apparel
Basque arropa
- arropaapparel
Bengali পোশাক, কাপড়
- পোশাক (pōśak)apparel
- কাপড় (kapoṛ)apparel
- বস্ত্র (bostro)apparel
Bulgarian облекло́, дре́хи
- облекло́ (oblekló)apparel
- дре́хи (dréhi)apparel
- оде́жда (odéžda)apparel
Catalan roba
- robaapparel
Chinese Cantonese 衣服, 服裝 /服装
- 衣服 (ji¹ fuk⁶)apparel
- 服裝 /服装 (fuk⁶ zong¹)apparel
- 衣著 (ji¹ zoek³)apparel
- 衣着 (ji¹ zoek³)apparel
- 衫褲 /衫裤 (saam¹ fu³)apparel
- 衫 (saam¹)apparel
Chinese Mandarin 衣服, 服裝 /服装
- 衣服 (yīfu)apparel
- 服裝 /服装 (fúzhuāng)apparel
- 衣裳 (yīshang)apparel
- 衣著 (yīzhuó)apparel
- 衣着 (yīzhuó)apparel
Czech oblečení, šaty
- oblečeníapparel
- šatyapparel
Danish tøj, klæder
- tøjapparel
- klæderapparel
- beklædningapparel
Dutch kleren
- klerenapparel
Esperanto vestaĵo
- vestaĵoapparel
Estonian kehakate, riided
- kehakateapparel
- riidedapparel
- riietusapparel
Finnish vaate
- vaateapparel
French vêtements, fringues
- vêtementsapparel
- fringuesapparel
German Kleider, Kleidung
- Kleiderapparel
- Kleidungapparel
- Anziehsachenapparel
- Klamottenapparel
- Gewandapparel
Greek ρούχο
- ρούχο (roúcho)apparel
Hawaiian lole
- loleapparel
Hebrew בְּגָדִים
- בְּגָדִים (bgadím)apparel
Hindi कपड़े, लिबास
- कपड़े (kapṛe)apparel
- लिबास (libās)apparel
- पोशाक (pośāk)apparel
Hungarian ruha, ruhák
- ruhaapparel
- ruhákapparel
Icelandic föt
- fötapparel
Indonesian pakaian
- pakaianapparel
Irish éadach
- éadachapparel
Italian vestiti, abbigliamento
- vestitiapparel
- abbigliamentoapparel
Japanese 衣服, 服
- 衣服 (ifuku)apparel
- 服 (fuku)apparel
- 衣類 (irui)apparel
Korean 옷, 의복
- 옷 (ot)apparel
- 의복 (uibok)apparel
Latin vestīmenta, vestītus (4th decl.)
- vestīmentaapparel
- vestītus (4th decl.)apparel
- vestisapparel
- velāmenapparel
Latvian drēbes
- drēbesapparel
Lithuanian apranga
- aprangaapparel
Malay pakaian
- pakaianapparel
Māori kākahu, ko(w)heka
- kākahuapparel
- ko(w)hekaapparel
Norwegian Bokmål klær, bekledning
- klærapparel
- bekledningapparel
Polish ubrania, odzież
- ubraniaapparel
- odzieżapparel
Portuguese roupa, vestuário
- roupaapparel
- vestuárioapparel
Punjabi ਬਸਤਰ, ਕੱਪੜੇ
- ਬਸਤਰ (bastar)apparel
- ਕੱਪੜੇ (kappaṛe)apparel
- ਪਹਿਰਾਵਾ (pahirāvā)apparel
- ਪੁਸ਼ਾਕ (puśāk)apparel
- ਪੋਸ਼ਾਕ (pośāk)apparel
Romanian haine, îmbrăcăminte
- haineapparel
- îmbrăcăminteapparel
- rufeapparel
Russian оде́жда, одёжа
- оде́жда (odéžda)apparel
- одёжа (odjóža)apparel
Scottish Gaelic aodach
- aodachapparel
Slovak oblečenie, šaty
- oblečenieapparel
- šatyapparel
- oblekapparel
Spanish ropa, trapos
- ropaapparel
- traposapparel
Swahili nguo
- nguoapparel
Swedish kläder
- kläderapparel
Tagalog kasuotan, damit
- kasuotanapparel
- damitapparel
Tamil உடுப்பு, உடை
- உடுப்பு (uṭuppu)apparel
- உடை (uṭai)apparel
- ஆடை (āṭai)apparel
- துணி (tuṇi)apparel
Thai เสื้อผ้า
- เสื้อผ้า (sʉ̂ʉa-pâa)apparel
Turkish giyim, giysi
- giyimapparel
- giysiapparel
- örtülerapparel
Ukrainian о́дяг, оде́жа
- о́дяг (ódjah)apparel
- оде́жа (odéža)apparel
- о́діж (ódiž)apparel
Urdu کَپْڑے, لِباس
- کَپْڑے (kapṛe)apparel
- لِباس (libās)apparel
- پوشاک (pośāk)apparel
Vietnamese quần áo, đồ
- quần áoapparel
- đồapparel
Welsh dillad, dilledyn
- dilladapparel
- dilledynapparel
Yiddish אָנטאָן, קליידער
- אָנטאָן (onton)apparel
- קליידער (kleyder)apparel
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Cite this entry
clothes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothes
“clothes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothes. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clothes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothes.
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