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

The apparent lack of correlation between CEO pay and company performance is a consequence of a system stacked in favor of those in the executive suite.

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“Fresh flowers and chocolates. I hope our royal suite will please you.”

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They found her in the Swanburne Apartment, a small suite of rooms on the far side of the school.

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Then she stormed back upstairs to her lavishly decorated but friendless suite of rooms, leaving Penelope and Margaret staring at their shoes, at least until Lady Constance was well out of sight.

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All the rooms—from the public areas to the guest suites—were brightly colored with the most extravagant drapes, paints, and fabrics in pink and green.

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Related Words

• apartment 
• collection 
• lodging 
• rental