noun
Meaning 1
A set of clothing (with accessories).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She wore a fashionable outfit with matching purse and shoes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ensemble
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
outfit
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
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
/ˈaʊtfɪt/
-
Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
-
rhymes with -aʊtfɪt
-
CMU ARPABET: AW1 T F IH2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A business or firm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- Should we buy it here, or do you think the outfit across town will have a better deal?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A sports team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
An outlier-sensitive fit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: infit
noun
Meaning 7
A fiscal year of the Hudson's Bay Company, or the supplies required for such a period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
Narrower terms: carpenter's kit, tool kit, first-aid kit, layette, mess kit, sewing kit
noun
Meaning 10
a set of clothing (with accessories)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his getup was exceedingly elegant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: getup, rig, turnout
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attire, garb, dress
Narrower terms: bib-and-tucker, ensemble, playsuit, trousseau
noun
Meaning 11
any cohesive unit such as a military company
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unit, social unit
verb
Meaning 12
provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: equip, fit, fit out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
Narrower terms: rig, set, set up, mechanize, mechanise, motorize, motorise, fuse, collar, spur, fin, stock, horseshoe, turn out, instrument, muzzle, kit out, kit up, kit, appoint, re-equip, rejig, refit, armor, armour, accouter, accoutre, wire, shaft, spar, stave, invest, clothe, adorn, commission
History
Etymology
Variant of earlier out-fit, from fit out. Equivalent to out- + fit.
Across languages
Translations
109 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: زِيّ (ziyy) — set of clothing
- Bulgarian: екипировка (ekipirovka) — set of clothing
- Catalan: vestit — set of clothing
- Chinese Mandarin: 服裝 /服装 (fúzhuāng) — set of clothing
- Chinese Mandarin: 穿搭 (chuāndā) — set of clothing
- Dutch: outfit — set of clothing
- Esperanto: kostumo — set of clothing
- Estonian: riietus — set of clothing
- Finnish: vaatekerta — set of clothing
- Finnish: puku — set of clothing
- Finnish: asu — set of clothing
- French: complet — set of clothing
- French: costume — set of clothing
- French: tenue — set of clothing
- Galician: traxe — set of clothing
- German: Outfit — set of clothing
- German: Anzug — set of clothing
- Greek: εξάρτυση (exártysi) — set of clothing
- Hebrew: תִּלְבֹּשֶׁת (tilbóshet) — set of clothing
- Hungarian: felszerelés — set of clothing
- Hungarian: szerelés — set of clothing
- Hungarian: ruha — set of clothing
- Hungarian: ruházat — set of clothing
- Hungarian: öltözék — set of clothing
- Hungarian: jelmez — set of clothing
- Hungarian: öltözet — set of clothing
- Hungarian: viselet — set of clothing
- Italian: completo — set of clothing
- Italian: tenuta — set of clothing
- Kaitag: палта́р (paltár) — set of clothing
- Latin: vestitus — set of clothing
- Malay: temandang — set of clothing
- Norwegian Bokmål: antrekk — set of clothing
- Norwegian Bokmål: drakt — set of clothing
- Norwegian Nynorsk: antrekk — set of clothing
- Norwegian Nynorsk: drakt — set of clothing
- Polish: ubiór — set of clothing
- Portuguese: conjunto — set of clothing
- Portuguese: roupa — set of clothing
- Portuguese: modelito — set of clothing
- Portuguese: visual — set of clothing
- Romanian: costum — set of clothing
- Russian: обмундирова́ние (obmundirovánije) — set of clothing
- Russian: экипиро́вка (ekipiróvka) — set of clothing
- Russian: костюм (kostjum) — set of clothing
- Russian: наряд (narjad) — set of clothing
- Serbo-Croatian: odijelo — set of clothing
- Slovene: obleka — set of clothing
- Slovene: oprava — set of clothing
- Spanish: conjunto — set of clothing
- Spanish: atuendo — set of clothing
- Spanish: tenida — set of clothing
- Spanish: vestimenta — set of clothing
- Swedish: kläder — set of clothing
- Swedish: utstyrsel — set of clothing
- Swedish: utrustning — set of clothing
- Tamil: ஆடை (āṭai) — set of clothing
- Bulgarian: оборудване (oborudvane) — gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
- Dutch: set — gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
- Finnish: varusteet — gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
- Finnish: välineet — gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
- French: nécessaire — gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
- Hungarian: készlet — gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
- Hungarian: felszerelés — gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
- Russian: снаряже́ние (snarjažénije) — gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
- Dutch: eenheid — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Finnish: yksikkö — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Finnish: osasto — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Hungarian: csapat — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Hungarian: társaság — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Hungarian: kompánia — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Polish: ekipa — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Polish: zespół — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Russian: подразделе́ние (podrazdelénije) — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Russian: гру́ппа (grúppa) — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Swedish: arbetslag — cohesive group of people; a unit
- Finnish: liike — business or firm
- Finnish: pulju — business or firm
- Finnish: kauppa — business or firm
- Finnish: myymälä — business or firm
- Finnish: firma — business or firm
- French: maison — business or firm
- Hungarian: szervezet — business or firm
- Hungarian: cég — business or firm
- Hungarian: kóceráj — business or firm
- Polish: firma — business or firm
- Polish: kompania — business or firm
- Russian: компа́ния (kompánija) — business or firm
- Russian: фи́рма (fírma) — business or firm
- Spanish: organización — business or firm
- Spanish: bufete — business or firm
- Swedish: firma — business or firm
- Swedish: företag — business or firm
- Dutch: team — sports team
- Finnish: joukkue — sports team
- Hungarian: sportcsapat — sports team
- Hungarian: csapat — sports team
- Russian: команда (komanda) — sports team
- Bulgarian: снабдявам (snabdjavam) — to provide with
- Bulgarian: екипирам (ekipiram) — to provide with
- Finnish: varustaa — to provide with
- Hungarian: felszerel — to provide with
- Latin: ornō — to provide with
- Māori: tāwharu — to provide with
- Portuguese: equipar — to provide with
- Russian: укомплектовывать (ukomplektovyvatʹ) — to provide with
- Russian: снаряжать (snarjažatʹ) — to provide with
- Swedish: klä — to provide with
- Swedish: utrusta — to provide with
Real reading context