Meanings
proverb
alternative clothes maketh the man
- A person's clothing and appearance significantly defines or reveals their character, status, or worth.
Antonyms: clothes don't make the man
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbA person's clothing and appearance significantly defines or reveals their character, status, or worth.
Opposite
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 人靠衣裝馬靠鞍 /人靠衣装马靠鞍
- 人靠衣裝馬靠鞍 /人靠衣装马靠鞍 (rén kào yīzhuāng mǎ kào ān)a person's appearances count for a lot
Czech šaty dělají člověka
- šaty dělají člověkaa person's appearances count for a lot
Danish klæder skaber folk
- klæder skaber folka person's appearances count for a lot
Dutch kleren maken de man
- kleren maken de mana person's appearances count for a lot
Finnish vaatteet tekevät miehen
- vaatteet tekevät miehena person's appearances count for a lot
French l’habit fait le moine
- l’habit fait le moinea person's appearances count for a lot
German Kleider machen Leute
- Kleider machen Leutea person's appearances count for a lot
Hungarian a ruha teszi az embert
- a ruha teszi az emberta person's appearances count for a lot
Polish szata zdobi człowieka
- szata zdobi człowiekaa person's appearances count for a lot
Portuguese o hábito faz o monge
- o hábito faz o mongea person's appearances count for a lot
Spanish el hábito hace al monje
- el hábito hace al monjea person's appearances count for a lot
Cite this entry
APA
clothes make the man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothes%20make%20the%20man
MLA
“clothes make the man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothes%20make%20the%20man. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clothes make the man,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clothes%20make%20the%20man.
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