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

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Etymology

Origin of suite

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

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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

Major partnerships with big AI companies and strong sales for a suite of new products with names like Helios and Venice have driven AMD’s share price up nearly 120% so far this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

However, the home does include a generously-sized guest suite.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The MV Odyssey set off two years ago from Belfast, urging people to “make the Odyssey your permanent home,” with the price of a suite for the lifetime of the vessel starting around $230,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

That night, having initially been treated as a suspect, she sat in the interview suite at Stretford Police Station and named her cousin, 35-year-old former mechanic Simon Richardson, as the driver.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The suite had several offices and a reception area.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

The hotel, which also goes by PUBLIC, includes 137 guest rooms and suites and plenty of cultural and health-and-wellness programming, including Pilates, sound baths and DJs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Delta showed off swank new suites with extra-long beds, thicker padding and nooks and crannies galore just this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Now, if we could just get trackers for all these new airport lounges, fancier suites and seatback screens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

There are also two bedroom suites and a two-car garage.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

On the opposite side, just like a football stadium, hundreds of private suites overlook a field of green several stories below.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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