Clothing

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

ˈkləʊðɪŋ

Definitions

Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
countable, uncountable
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
countable, uncountable
The art or process of making cloth.
countable, obsolete, uncountable
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolatavío atuendo indumentariaindumento pilchas ropa ropaje vestido vestidura vestimenta

Françaishabits Vêtements

DeutschBekleidung Kleidung SchaleZeug

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Afrikaansklere

العربيةاللباس ثوب ثيابحوائج سربال ملابس ملبس

Azərbaycan diligeyim

Беларускаяадзежа адзе́нне

Българскидре́хи облекло́

বাংলাপোশাক

Bosanskikaka krpica oblekaodeća odeni odjeća odjevni roba ruha sat stroj traje vešte крпица одећа одјевни одјећа

Catalàroba

Češtinaoblečení odění oděvoděvní šat šatní šatstvo šaty

Cymraegdillad

Dansktøj

Ελληνικάενδυμασία ντύσιμο ρούχο

Esperantovestaĵo

Eestiriie riietus Rõivas

Euskarajantzi

Suomiasu puin pukeminenpukimet rouvamalli sonnustaminen sonnustus vaate vaatetus vaatteet

Gaeilgeéadach

Gàidhligaodach

Galegogardarroupa roupa vestidura

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻilole

עבריתבגד בגדים הלבשהלבוש

हिन्दीअंबर कपड़ा कपड़ेपहनावा पोशाक वस्त्र

Hrvatskikaka krpica oblekaodeća odeni odjeća odjevni roba ruha sat stroj traje vešte крпица одећа одјевни одјећа

Magyarruha ruházat

Հայերենզգեստ հագուստ

Bahasa Indonesiapakaian

Íslenskafatnaður klæðnaður

Italianoabbigliamento vestiti

日本語お召し物召し物服洋服着物衣衣料衣服衣装衣類被服裳

ქართულიტანსაცმელი

Қазақ тілікиім

ಕನ್ನಡಉಡುಪು

한국어옷 우틔 의의류 의복 의상 의식주

Kurdîaso aşû lolêruha لباس

Кыргызчакийим

Latinaamictus amiculum armariumstola tegumentum vestimentum vestis vestītus

ລາວສົ້ງເສື້ອ

Lietuviųapdarąs

Latviešuapģērbs

Malagasyakanjo

Te Reo Māoriao kahu kaka

Македонскиоблека

മലയാളംഉടുപ്പ്വസ്ത്രം

Монголхувцас

मराठीपोषाख

Bahasa Melayupakaian

မြန်မာအဝတ်အစား

Nederlandskledij kleding

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਕੱਪੜਾ ਪਹਿਰਾਵਾ

Polskichusta odzienie odzieżodzieżowy roba strój ubrania

Portuguêsindumento roupa trajeveste vestidura vestimenta

Românăhaina îmbrăcăminte

Русскийодежда

Slovenčinaoblečenie šaty

Slovenščinaobleka

Српскиkaka krpica oblekaodeća odeni odjeća odjevni roba ruha sat stroj traje vešte крпица одећа одјевни одјећа

Svenskadräkt kläder

Kiswahilimavazi nguo

தமிழ்ஆடை உடுப்பு உடை

తెలుగుబట్టలు

Тоҷикӣлибос

ไทยเพศ เสื้อผ้า

Tagalogdamit pananamit

Türkçeçul giyim giyim kuşamgiysi kıyafet

Українськаноша оде́жа одяг

اردوپوشاک کپڑے لباس

O'zbekchakiyim

Tiếng Việtđồ quần áo 服

isiXhosaimpahla

Yorùbáaṣọ ewu

Examples

“Marco runs a clothing brand.”

“You should wear ⟳ warm clothing when it is cold outside.”

“All but two pieces of clothing came out of the washing machine stained.”

“A poncho is an item of clothing used by many people in Latin America.”

“A shirt is an article of clothing that covers the torso and arms.”

“From others he ſhall ſtand in need ⟳ of nothing, / Yet on his Brothers ſhall depend ⟳ for Cloathing.”

“The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.”

“[M]any of the poor diſtreſſed People, being bereft of their Habitation, came into England, vvhere the King, in Compaſſion of their Condition, and alſo, conſidering that they might be beneficial to his Subjects, by instructing them in the Art of Cloathing, firſt placed them about Carliſle in the North, and after removed them into South-VVales, vvhere their Poſterity hath ever ſince remained.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

clothing bin clothing hanger clothing iron clothing moth clothing-iron clothings

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