Robe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any loose flowing garment

outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈoʊb/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈəʊb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈəʊb/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈoʊb/.

Examples

the mountain was clothed in tropical trees

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gown cloak drape clothe vest

Parts of Speech

noun	any loose flowing garment
noun	outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions
verb	clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
verb	cover as if with clothing “the mountain was clothed in tropical trees”

Word Forms

robe	verb	clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
gown	verb	dress in a gown
vesture	noun	a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
vestment	noun	gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
robe	noun	outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

peignoir

tout vêtement ample et fluide

🇪🇸Spanish

túnica

cualquier prenda holgada y fluida

🇮🇹Italian

vestaglia

qualsiasi indumento ampio e fluido

🇳🇱Dutch

gewaad

elk losvallend kledingstuk

🇵🇹Portuguese

manto

qualquer roupa solta e esvoaçante

🇷🇺Russian

халат

любая свободная струящаяся одежда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बागे

कोई भी ढीला बहने वाला परिधान

🇧🇩Bengali

পোশাক

কোনো আলগা প্রবাহিত পোশাক

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலங்கி

எந்த தளர்வான பாயும் ஆடை

🇮🇳Telugu

వస్త్రము

ఏదైనా వదులుగా ప్రవహించే వస్త్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

झगा

कोणतेही सैल वाहणारे कपडे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝભ્ભો

કોઈપણ છૂટક વહેતા વસ્ત્રો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಲುವಂಗಿ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಡಿಲ ಹರಿಯುವ ಉಡುಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അങ്കി

ഏതെങ്കിലും അയഞ്ഞ വസ്ത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੋਗਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਢਿੱਲਾ ਵਹਿਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਕੱਪੜਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لباس

کوئی بھی ڈھیلا بہتا لباس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

长袍

任何宽松飘逸的衣服

🇯🇵Japanese

ローブ

ゆったりとした流れるような衣服

🇰🇷Korean

옷

느슨하게 흐르는 옷

🇻🇳Vietnamese

áo choàng

bất kỳ loại quần áo lỏng lẻo nào

🇹🇭Thai

เสื้อคลุม

เสื้อผ้าที่หลวมไหล

🇮🇩Indonesian

jubah

pakaian yang longgar

🇵🇭Filipino

damit

anumang maluwag na damit na dumadaloy

🇲🇾Malay

jubah

mana-mana pakaian yang longgar mengalir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رداء

أي ملابس فضفاضة تتدفق

🇮🇷Persian

عبا

هر لباس گشاد و روان

🇹🇷Turkish

elbise

herhangi bir gevşek akan giysi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָלוּק

כל בגד נשפך רופף

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

The primary meaning of 'robe' is 'any loose flowing garment'.

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

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

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

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

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