Garment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an article of clothing

provide with clothes or put clothes on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɑːɹmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɑːmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɑːmənt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɑːɹmənt/.

Examples

garments of the finest silk
Parents must feed and dress their child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

raiment enclothe tog habilitate garb dress apparel clothe fit out

Antonyms

undress

Parts of Speech

noun	an article of clothing “garments of the finest silk”
verb	provide with clothes or put clothes on “Parents must feed and dress their child”

Word Forms

garment	verb	provide with clothes or put clothes on
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

Kleidungsstück

ein Kleidungsstück

🇫🇷French

vêtement

un vêtement

🇪🇸Spanish

prenda

una prenda de vestir

🇮🇹Italian

indumento

un capo di abbigliamento

🇳🇱Dutch

kledingstuk

een kledingstuk

🇵🇹Portuguese

vestuário

uma peça de roupa

🇷🇺Russian

одежда

предмет одежды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गारमेंट

कपड़ों का एक लेख

🇧🇩Bengali

পোশাক

পোশাকের একটি প্রবন্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடை

ஆடை ஒரு கட்டுரை

🇮🇳Telugu

వస్త్రము

దుస్తులు యొక్క ఒక వ్యాసం

🇮🇳Marathi

वस्त्र

कपड्यांचा एक लेख

🇮🇳Gujarati

કપડા

કપડાંનો એક લેખ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಡುಪನ್ನು

ಬಟ್ಟೆಯ ಒಂದು ಲೇಖನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വസ്ത്രം

വസ്ത്രത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ലേഖനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਪੜੇ

ਕੱਪੜੇ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਲੇਖ

🇵🇰Urdu

لباس

لباس کا ایک مضمون

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

服装

一件衣服

🇯🇵Japanese

衣服

衣料品

🇰🇷Korean

외피

의류

🇻🇳Vietnamese

may mặc

một mặt hàng quần áo

🇹🇭Thai

เสื้อผ้า

บทความเกี่ยวกับเสื้อผ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pakaian

sebuah artikel pakaian

🇵🇭Filipino

damit

isang bagay ng damit

🇲🇾Malay

pakaian

barang pakaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملابس

مقالة من الملابس

🇮🇷Persian

لباس

یک کالای لباس

🇹🇷Turkish

giysi

bir giyim eşyası

🇮🇱Hebrew

בֶּגֶד

פריט לבוש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'garment'?

The primary meaning of 'garment' is 'an article of clothing'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'garment' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'garment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'garment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'garment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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