suite

American  

[sweet, soot] / swit, sut /

noun

• suites
  plural

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.

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suite British  

/ 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

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suite Cultural  

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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• suites
  plural

Etymology

Origin of suite

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

Explanation

A suite (sounds like "sweet") is a collection of matching things. It usually refers to rooms together, like when you get a suite at a fancy hotel. It can also be a set of furniture or a musical composition. In housing terms, a suite is an apartment made up of connected rooms. If you ever stay at a hostel in France, make sure you get a room with the bathroom en suite, so you don’t have to share the one in the hallway. When the word first came into use, it meant "train of followers of attendants," but don't call your friends your suite or they'll think you're a snob.

Example Sentences

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suite suites

Plaid is doubling down on its credit-scoring business with new AI models as the company aims to chart its next era of growth with a suite of products beyond its core business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

This ambitious mission will characterise these moons with a powerful suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments to discover more about these compelling destinations as potential habitats for past or present life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

In the final hours of the 2026 California legislative season, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a suite of closely watched legislation on energy and the environment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Since launching last year, the product has helped LinkedIn’s suite of agentic hiring tools surpass a $450 million annualized revenue run-rate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

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.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

And it is beefing up its international business-class offering with new lie-flat suites and devoted lounge space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

It has five bedrooms and three bathrooms, including two suites.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Indeed NHS hospitals in every major city in England had aversion therapy suites precisely for this purpose."

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The campaign has played out in backrooms, private hotel suites and discreet dinner tables in Midtown Manhattan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

A couple of Hunters gave us directions to the elevators, and we rode up to the penthouse suites.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Related Words

• apartment
• collection
• lodging
• rental