Standard Lemma guide

clothed

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊðd/
  • General-American: /ˈkloʊðd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland: /ˈkloðd/
  • Wales: /ˈkloːðd/ without the toe–tow merger
  • rhymes with -əʊðd
  • General-American: /klɔθt/
  • cot-caught-merger: /klɑθt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /klɒθt/
  • CMU ARPABET: K L OW1 DH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Wearing clothes or clothing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Covered with a cloth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a white-clothed table

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of clothe

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination- Bible

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • clothed and in his right mind
  • proud of her well-clothed family
  • nurses clad in white
  • white-clad nurses

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clad

Antonyms: unclothed

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • leaf-clothed trees
  • fog-cloaked meadows
  • a beam draped with cobwebs
  • cloud-wrapped peaks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cloaked, draped, mantled, wrapped

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From clothe + -ed.

From cloth + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: bekleidet — wearing clothing
  • Greek: ντυμένος (ntyménos) — wearing clothing
  • Greek: άγδυτος (ágdytos) — wearing clothing
  • Latin: amictus — wearing clothing
  • Māori: kaikahu — wearing clothing
  • Māori: mau kākahu — wearing clothing
  • Polish: odziany — wearing clothing
  • Russian: оде́тый (odétyj) — wearing clothing
  • Swedish: påklädd — wearing clothing