Definition of Suits
1archaic : suite 1
2a : recourse or appeal to a feudal superior for justice or redress
b : an action or process in a court for the recovery of a right or claim
3: an act or instance of suing or seeking by entreaty : appeal; specifically : courtship
4: a group of things forming a unit : suite —used chiefly of armor, sails, and counters in games
5: a set of garments: such as
a : an ensemble of two or more usually matching outer garments (such as a jacket, vest, and trousers)
- businessmen wearing three-piece suits
b : a costume to be worn for a special purpose or under particular conditions
- gym suits
6a : all the playing cards in a pack bearing the same symbol
b : all the dominoes bearing the same number
c : all the cards or counters in a particular suit held by one player
- a 5-card suit
d : the suit led
- follow suit
7slang : a business executive —usually used in plural
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suited
play \ˈsü-təd\ adjective
SUIT
noun: suit; plural noun: suits
a set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt.
| synonyms: | outfit, set of clothes, ensemble
“a pinstriped suit” |
- a set of clothes to be worn on a particular occasion or for a particular activity.
“a jogging suit”
- a complete set of pieces of armor for covering the whole body.
- a complete set of sails required for a ship or for a set of spars.
- informal
an executive in a business or organization, typically one regarded as exercising influence in an impersonal way.
“maybe now the suits in Washington will listen”
| synonyms: | businessman, businesswoman, executive, bureaucrat, administrator, manager
“suits in faraway boardrooms” |
any of the sets distinguished by their pictorial symbols into which a deck of playing cards is divided, in conventional decks comprising spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs.
short for lawsuit.
| synonyms: | legal action, lawsuit, (court) case, action, (legal/judicial) proceedings, litigation
“a medical malpractice suit” |
- the process of trying to win a woman’s affection, typically with a view to marriage.
“he could not compete with John’s charms in Marian’s eyes and his suit came to nothing”
| synonyms: | courtship, wooing, attentions
“his suit came to nothing” |
- literary
a petition or entreaty made to a person in authority.
| synonyms: | entreaty, request, plea, appeal, petition, supplication, application
“they spurned his suit” |
verb
verb: suit; 3rd person present: suits; past tense: suited; past participle: suited; gerund or present participle: suiting
be convenient for or acceptable to.
“he lied whenever it suited him”
| synonyms: | be convenient for, be acceptable to, be suitable for, meet the requirements of; More |
- act entirely according to one’s own wishes (often used to express the speaker’s annoyance).
““I’m not going to help you.” “Suit yourself.””
- go well with or enhance the features, figure, or character of (someone).
“the dress didn’t suit her”
| synonyms: | become, work for, look good on, look attractive on, flatter
“blue really suits you” |
- archaic
adapt or make appropriate for (something).
“they took care to suit their answers to the questions put to them”
NORTH AMERICAN
put on clothes, typically for a particular activity.
“I suited up and entered the water”
Origin
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French siwte, from a feminine past participle of a Romance verb based on Latin sequi ‘follow.’ Early senses included ‘attendance at a court’ and ‘legal process’; sense 1 of the noun and sense 2 of the noun derive from an earlier meaning ‘set of things to be used together.’ The verb sense ‘make appropriate’ dates from the late 16th century.
