Garb — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

provide with clothes or put clothes on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɑːɹb/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɑːb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɑːb/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈɑːɹb/.

Examples

formal attire
battle dress
Parents must feed and dress their child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enclothe raiment tog habilitate attire dress garment apparel clothe fit out

Antonyms

undress

Parts of Speech

noun	clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion “formal attire”
verb	provide with clothes or put clothes on “Parents must feed and dress their child”

Word Forms

attire	verb	put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
garb	verb	provide with clothes or put clothes on
dressy	adjective	in fancy clothing
dress	verb	dress in a certain manner
dress	noun	clothing in general
dresser	noun	a wardrobe assistant for an actor
dressing	noun	the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
clothing	noun	a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
garb	noun	clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
raiment	noun	especially fine or decorative clothing
garment	noun	an article of clothing
apparel	noun	clothing in general

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gewand

Kleidung in einem besonderen Stil oder für einen bestimmten Anlass

🇫🇷French

costume

vêtements d'un style distinctif ou pour une occasion particulière

🇪🇸Spanish

traje

ropa de un estilo distintivo o para una ocasión particular

🇮🇹Italian

abito

abbigliamento dallo stile distintivo o per un'occasione particolare

🇳🇱Dutch

gewaad

kleding met een onderscheidende stijl of voor een bepaalde gelegenheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

traje

roupas de um estilo distinto ou para uma ocasião específica

🇷🇺Russian

одежда

одежда особого стиля или для определенного случая

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिधान

किसी विशिष्ट शैली के या किसी विशेष अवसर के लिए कपड़े

🇧🇩Bengali

পোশাক

একটি স্বতন্ত্র শৈলী বা একটি বিশেষ অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য পোশাক

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடை

ஒரு தனித்துவமான பாணி அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட சந்தர்ப்பத்திற்கான ஆடை

🇮🇳Telugu

వేషం

విలక్షణమైన శైలి లేదా ఒక నిర్దిష్ట సందర్భం కోసం దుస్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

पोशाख

विशिष्ट शैलीचे कपडे किंवा विशिष्ट प्रसंगासाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

વસ્ત્ર

વિશિષ્ટ શૈલીના કપડાં અથવા કોઈ ચોક્કસ પ્રસંગ માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೇಷಭೂಷಣ

ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಶೈಲಿಯ ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸಂದರ್ಭಕ್ಕಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വസ്ത്രം

ഒരു വ്യതിരിക്ത ശൈലിയിലുള്ള അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക അവസരത്തിനുള്ള വസ്ത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਪੜੇ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ ਦੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لباس

ایک مخصوص انداز یا کسی خاص موقع کے لیے لباس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外衣

风格独特或适合特定场合的服装

🇯🇵Japanese

服装

独特のスタイルまたは特定の機会のための衣服

🇰🇷Korean

복장

독특한 스타일의 옷이나 특별한 행사를 위한 옷

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trang phục

quần áo có phong cách đặc biệt hoặc cho một dịp cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องแต่งกาย

เสื้อผ้าที่มีสไตล์โดดเด่นหรือสำหรับโอกาสพิเศษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pakaian

pakaian dengan gaya khas atau untuk acara tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

damit

damit ng isang natatanging istilo o para sa isang partikular na okasyon

🇲🇾Malay

pakaian

pakaian dengan gaya tersendiri atau untuk majlis tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زي

ملابس ذات طراز مميز أو لمناسبة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

لباس

لباسی با سبک متمایز یا برای یک موقعیت خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

elbise

kendine özgü bir tarza sahip veya belirli bir durum için giyim

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבוּשׁ

בגדים בסגנון ייחודי או לאירוע מסוים

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