Definition of Suit
Noun: suit soot
- A set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and colour
"they buried him in his best suit";
- suit of clothes
- (law) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
"the family brought suit against the landlord";
- lawsuit, case, cause, causa
- (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
"all the suits care about is the bottom line"
- A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
"it was a brief and intense suit";
- courtship, wooing, courting
- A petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
- Playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and colour
"a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"
- Be agreeable or acceptable to
"This suits my needs";
- accommodate, fit
- Accord or comport with
"This kind of behaviour does not suit a young woman!";
- befit, beseem [archaic]
- Enhance the appearance of
"This behaviour doesn't suit you!";
- become
See also:
Suisse
suitabilities
Anagrams containing the word suit