suite

[ sweet soot ]

noun

1. a number of things forming a series or set.
2. a connected series of rooms to be used together:

   a hotel suite.

3. a set of furniture, especially a set comprising the basic furniture necessary for one room:

   a bedroom suite.

4. a company of followers or attendants; a train or retinue.
5. Music.
   1. an ordered series of instrumental dances, in the same or related keys, commonly preceded by a prelude.
   2. an ordered series of instrumental movements of any character.
6. Computers. a group of software programs sold as a unit and usually designed to work together.

suite

/ swiːt /

noun

1. a series of items intended to be used together; set
2. a number of connected rooms in a hotel forming one living unit

   the presidential suite

3. a matching set of furniture, esp of two armchairs and a settee
4. a number of attendants or followers
5. music
   1. an instrumental composition consisting of several movements in the same key based on or derived from dance rhythms, esp in the baroque period
   2. an instrumental composition in several movements less closely connected than a sonata
   3. a piece of music containing movements based on or extracted from music already used in an opera, ballet, play, etc

suite

1. A group of related pieces of music or movements played in sequence. In the baroque era, a suite was a succession of different kinds of dances. In more recent times, suites have contained excerpts from longer works, such as ballets , or have simply portrayed a scene, as in Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite .

Word History and Origins

Origin of suite¹

1665–75; < French, apparently metathetic variant of Old French siute ( suit ); akin to sue, suitor

Word History and Origins

Origin of suite¹

C17: from French, from Old French sieute; see suit

Example Sentences

After the banquet, the woman went to an after-party in another federation member’s hotel suite, where she had a glass of champagne.

From Los Angeles Times

A suite of agricultural techniques called integrated pest management combines biological, chemical and mechanical controls to sustainably manage pests.

From Science Daily

According to the police report, both Doe and Hegseth told officers that the two of them went with a group to the hotel bar after Hegseth’s speech and an after-party hosted in a hotel suite.

From Los Angeles Times

It featured a styling suite, where Marquez styled special guests and athletes in the new collection, along with custom pieces she made in collaboration with Sailor D. Gonzales and Rusty Reconstructed.

From Los Angeles Times

“Let’s raise the stakes...the person who finds the card can sit with me at a Pirates game in my suite,” Dunn wrote while reposting the Pirates’ offer for the card.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apartment
• collection
• lodging
• rental