clothes
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clothes¹
- /kləʊ(ð)z/ UK
- /kloʊ(ð)z/ US
- /klo(ð)z/ Scotland
- /kloː(ð)z/ Wales
Sounds like cloze, close stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn · Rhymes with -əʊðz, -əʊz
Where it comes from
From Middle English clothes, cloþes (plural of cloth, cloþ (“cloth, garment”)), from Old English clāþas (“clothes”, plural of clāþ (“cloth”)), equivalent to cloth + -es. Cognate with Scots clathes, claes (“clothes”), Dutch klederen, kleren (“clothes”), German Kleider (“clothes”), Danish klæder (“clothes”), Swedish kläder (“clothes”), Norwegian Bokmål klær (“clothes”), Norwegian Nynorsk klede (“clothes”), Faroese klæði, klæðir (“clothes”).
clothes²
- /kləʊðz/ UK
- /kloʊðz/ US
Rhymes with -əʊðz
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of clothe
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: apparel, vesture, wear, wearing apparel, garment, threads, duds, attire, outerwear, t-shirt, textiles, linens, woodworking, washing, dressing, inflatable
Translations
Every language
noun apparel
| Español | ropa, trapos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 옷 ot, 의복 uibok |
| 日本語 | 衣服 ifuku, 服 fuku, 衣類 irui |
| 中文 | 衣服 yīfu, 服裝 /服装 fúzhuāng, 衣裳 yīshang, 衣著 yīzhuó, 衣着 yīzhuó |
| हिन्दी | कपड़े kapṛe, लिबास libās, पोशाक pośāk |
| Kiswahili | nguo |
| Português | roupa, vestuário |
| Français | vêtements, fringues |
| Deutsch | Kleider, Kleidung, Anziehsachen, Klamotten |
| Italiano | vestiti, abbigliamento |
| Ελληνικά | ρούχο roúcho |
| Română | haine, îmbrăcăminte, rufe |
| Русский | оде́жда odéžda, одёжа odjóža |
| Tiếng Việt | quần áo, đồ |
| العربية | مَلَابِس malābis, ثِيَاب ṯiyāb, كِسْوَة kiswa |
| עברית | בְּגָדִים bgadím |
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@misc{clothes_2026,
title = {clothes},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clothes},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
