suite
suite Lexical Profile
suite Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel or residence, designed to be used together as a single unit.
"The visiting dignitaries were accommodated in the hotel's luxurious penthouse suite overlooking the harbor."
A matched set of furniture, computer software programs, or instruments intended to be used together.
"The company upgraded its entire office to a new suite of cloud-based productivity software."
An instrumental musical composition consisting of a succession of short pieces or dance movements, or an arranged series of excerpts from a larger work such as a ballet or opera.
"The cellist opened the recital with a performance of Bach's first cello suite."
A group of attendants, followers, or staff accompanying a monarch, diplomat, or person of high rank; a retinue.
"The ambassador arrived at the summit accompanied by a formal suite of advisors and translators."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Suite" is pronounced identically to "sweet" (/swiːt/) and is frequently confused in spelling with "suit" (/suːt/); "suite" refers to a set of connected rooms, furniture, or software programs, whereas "suit" refers to a set of matching outer garments or a legal action.
• Rhymes for suite
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century from French suite ('following, retinue, or series'), from Old French sieute, which derives from Vulgar Latin *sequita, the feminine past participle of *sequere, from Latin sequi ('to follow'). It shares the same root as the earlier English borrowing 'suit'.