costume
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costume
- /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/ UK
- /ˈkɒs.t͡ʃuːm/ UK
- /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/ US
- /ˈkɑsˌt͡ʃum/ US
- /ˈkɑs.tʊm/ US
- /ˈkɑs.təm/ US
- /kɑsˈt(j)um/ US
- /kɑsˈt͡ʃum/ US
Rhymes with (noun, verb) -ɒstum, -ɒstjum, -ɒstʃum, -uːm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin consuētūdō (“custom, habit”). Doublet of consuetude, custom, and kastom.
Verb circa 1802, perhaps modelled on French costumer.
noun costumes
- A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people. the sight of thousands of people gathered to watch men walk the streets openly in female costume
- An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc. We wore gorilla costumes to the party.
- A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season. The bride wore a grey going-away costume.
- A swimming costume. They call their bathing suits down there "costumes."
verb costumes · costuming · costumed
- To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb. Seated on the carpet, by the side of this basin, was seen Mr. Rochester, costumed in shawls, with a turban on his head. His dark eyes and swarthy skin and Paynim features suited the costume exactly. He looked the very model of an Eastern emir, an agent or a victim of the bowstring.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: garb, outfit, attire, dress, wear, garment, apparel, getup, gown, tux, clothing, tuxedo, suit, jacket, wardrobe, bright
Translations
Every language
noun dress of a particular country, period or people
| Español | traje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복장 bokjang, 의상 uisang |
| 日本語 | 衣装 ishō, 衣裳 ishō, 服装 fukusō, 服飾 fukushoku |
| 中文 | 服裝 /服装 fúzhuāng, 服飾 /服饰 fúshì |
| हिन्दी | पोशाक pośāk |
| Português | traje, costume |
| Français | costume |
| Deutsch | Kostüm, Tracht |
| Italiano | costume |
| Ελληνικά | ενδυμασία endymasía |
| Română | costum |
| Русский | костю́м kostjúm, наря́д narjád |
| Tiếng Việt | phục sức, trang phục, y phục, quần áo |
| العربية | بَذْلَة baḏla, بَدْلَة badla, رِدَاء ridāʔ |
| עברית | לְבוּשׁ levúsh |
noun disguise
| Español | disfraz, fachas |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 仮装 kasō, 着包み kigurumi |
| 中文 | 戲裝 /戏装 xìzhuāng |
| Português | fantasia |
| Français | costume, déguisement |
| Deutsch | Kostüm |
| Italiano | costume |
| Română | costumație, costum |
| Русский | костю́м kostjúm, наря́д narjád |
| עברית | תחפושת \ תַּחְפֹּשֶׂת takḥpóseth |
noun set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion
| Español | traje |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 服裝 /服装 fúzhuāng |
| Português | traje, indumentária |
| Français | costume |
| Deutsch | Kostüm |
| Ελληνικά | κοστούμι kostoúmi |
| Română | costumație, costum |
| Русский | костю́м kostjúm, наря́д narjád |
| עברית | חליפה khalifá |
verb dress with a costume
| Deutsch | kostümieren |
|---|
Talk about this word "costume." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/costume. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. costume. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/costume "costume." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/costume.Cite this
@misc{costume_2026,
title = {costume},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/costume},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
