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outfit

  • /ˈaʊtfɪt/

Rhymes with -aʊtfɪt

Where it comes from

Variant of earlier out-fit, from fit out. Equivalent to out- + fit.

noun outfits · out-fit

  1. A set of clothing (with accessories). She wore a fashionable outfit with matching purse and shoes.

    Similar: ensemble

  2. Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose.
  3. Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company. But I won't have it any longer with George and his shirty bit—there's no room for a—madonna in the outfit.
  4. informal A business or firm. Should we buy it here, or do you think the outfit across town will have a better deal?
  5. A sports team. With only two fit centre-backs available, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp employed young midfielder Jake Livermore at the back alongside Sebastien Bassong but Spurs struggled against a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way betw
  6. An outlier-sensitive fit.

    Opposite: infit

  7. Canada, historical A fiscal year of the Hudson's Bay Company, or the supplies required for such a period. […] the outfit of 1821, which outfit suffered a loss. From 1822 there were profits on each outfit as the many subsequent credit entries indicate.

verb outfits · outfitting · outfitted · out-fit

  1. transitive To provide with, usually for a specific purpose. The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities.

    Similar: equip, fit

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: getup, fit out, equip, kit, rig, fit, attire, dress, costume, garb, garment, apparel, robe, tailor, gown, panoply

Translations

Every language

noun set of clothing

Españolconjunto, atuendo, tenida, vestimenta
中文服裝 /服装 fúzhuāng, 穿搭 chuāndā
Portuguêsconjunto, roupa, modelito, visual
Françaiscomplet, costume, tenue
DeutschOutfit, Anzug
Italianocompleto, tenuta
Ελληνικάεξάρτυση exártysi
Românăcostum
Русскийобмундирова́ние obmundirovánije, экипиро́вка ekipiróvka, костюм kostjum, наряд narjad
العربيةزِيّ ziyy
עבריתתִּלְבֹּשֶׁת tilbóshet

noun gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

Françaisnécessaire
Русскийснаряже́ние snarjažénije

noun cohesive group of people; a unit

Русскийподразделе́ние podrazdelénije, гру́ппа grúppa

noun business or firm

Españolorganización, bufete
Françaismaison
Русскийкомпа́ния kompánija, фи́рма fírma

noun sports team

Русскийкоманда komanda

verb to provide with

Portuguêsequipar
Русскийукомплектовывать ukomplektovyvatʹ, снаряжать snarjažatʹ

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@misc{outfit_2026,
  title = {outfit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outfit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}