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ensemble

  • /ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.bl̩/ UK
  • /ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.blə/ UK
  • /ˌɒnˈsɒm.bəl/ Anglicised, UK
  • /ˌɑnˈsɑm.bəl/ Anglicised, US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French ensemble.

noun ensembles

  1. A coordinated set of clothing: a set of garments selected to accompany one another. Near-synonyms: suit, costume, getup

    Similar: outfit, suit, costume, getup

  2. collective A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company. On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselve
  3. A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists.
  4. A probability distribution for the state of the system.
  5. A supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.

verb ensembles · ensembling · ensembled

  1. To put together in a coordinated whole. Landscape gardening or landscape architecture is the art that seeks the production of the most beautiful landscape effects, ensembling the various objects of interest into a grand whole and harmonious unit.
  2. To perform in a musical ensemble.
  3. To employ a supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tout ensemble, supporting players, collectively, aggregate, collection, combined, combination, group, consolidated, jointly, assembly, pattern, joint, together, series, total

Translations

Every language

noun group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole

日本語セット setto
中文全體 /全体 quántǐ
Portuguêssistema
Françaisensemble
DeutschEnsemble
Italianoinsieme
Românăansamblu
Русскийанса́мбль ansámblʹ

noun a coordinated costume or outfit; a suit

Españolconjunto
中文服装 fúzhuāng
Portuguêsensemble
DeutschEnsemble
Русскийанса́мбль ansámblʹ

noun group of musicians, dancers etc. who perform together; the chorus of a ballet company

Españolelenco coral
한국어앙상블 angsangbeul
日本語合奏 gassō, アンサンブル ansanburu, バンド bando
中文合奏 hézòu, 樂隊 /乐队 yuèduì, 集體 /集体 jítǐ
Portuguêsensemble, conjunto
Françaisensemble
DeutschEnsemble
Русскийанса́мбль ansámblʹ
العربيةفِرْقَة firqa, جَوْق jawq

noun piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists

中文合唱曲 héchàngqǔ
Portuguêsensemble
DeutschEnsemble
Русскийанса́мбль ansámblʹ, хор xor, но́мер nómer

noun mathematics: probability distribution for the state of the system

العربيةمَجْمُوعَة majmūʕa

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@misc{ensemble_2026,
  title = {ensemble},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ensemble},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}