Raiment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

especially fine or decorative clothing

provide with clothes or put clothes on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈeɪmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈeɪmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈeɪmənt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈeɪmənt/.

Examples

Parents must feed and dress their child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enclothe regalia tog habilitate garb array dress garment apparel clothe fit out

Antonyms

undress

Parts of Speech

noun	especially fine or decorative clothing
verb	provide with clothes or put clothes on “Parents must feed and dress their child”

Word Forms

raiment	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

Gewand

besonders feine oder dekorative Kleidung

🇫🇷French

vêtements

vêtements particulièrement fins ou décoratifs

🇪🇸Spanish

vestido

ropa especialmente fina o decorativa

🇮🇹Italian

vestimento

indumenti particolarmente pregiati o decorativi

🇳🇱Dutch

kleding

vooral fijne of decoratieve kleding

🇵🇹Portuguese

vestimenta

roupas especialmente finas ou decorativas

🇷🇺Russian

одежда

особенно красивая или декоративная одежда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पोशाक

विशेष रूप से बढ़िया या सजावटी कपड़े

🇧🇩Bengali

পোশাক

বিশেষ করে সূক্ষ্ম বা আলংকারিক পোশাক

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடை

குறிப்பாக நன்றாக அல்லது அலங்கார ஆடைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుస్తులు

ముఖ్యంగా చక్కటి లేదా అలంకార దుస్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

कपडे

विशेषतः चांगले किंवा सजावटीचे कपडे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વસ્ત્ર

ખાસ કરીને સુંદર અથવા સુશોભન કપડાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಟ್ಟೆ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಉತ್ತಮ ಅಥವಾ ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ ಉಡುಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വസ്ത്രം

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് നല്ല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അലങ്കാര വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਪੜੇ

ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਵਧੀਆ ਜਾਂ ਸਜਾਵਟੀ ਕੱਪੜੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

لباس

خاص طور پر عمدہ یا آرائشی لباس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

服饰

特别精美或装饰性的服装

🇯🇵Japanese

衣服

特に高級または装飾的な衣服

🇰🇷Korean

의류

특히 고급스러운 옷이나 장식용 옷

🇻🇳Vietnamese

y phục

đặc biệt là quần áo đẹp hoặc trang trí

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องนุ่งห่ม

โดยเฉพาะเสื้อผ้าเนื้อดีหรือของตกแต่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pakaian

terutama pakaian halus atau dekoratif

🇵🇭Filipino

pananamit

lalo na ang pinong o pampalamuti na damit

🇲🇾Malay

pakaian

terutamanya pakaian halus atau hiasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملابس

وخاصة الملابس الجميلة أو المزخرفة

🇮🇷Persian

لباس

به خصوص لباس های ظریف یا تزئینی

🇹🇷Turkish

elbise

özellikle kaliteli veya dekoratif giysiler

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּסוּת

במיוחד בגדים יפים או דקורטיביים

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

The primary meaning of 'raiment' is 'especially fine or decorative clothing'.

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

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

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