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

However, it is the primary suite that is undoubtedly the shining star of the home.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: The top wealth-management firms generally offer a full suite of services to help you plan and manage all aspects of your finances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

There is another en suite bedroom, and two bedrooms share a communal bathroom.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

A suite of studies have been looking at the "natural experiment" of the UK recovering from World War Two and the end of food rationing.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

“I’ll be monitoring this fourth contest from my private suite down the hall. I need to change out of my chaps before I chafe.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

With stadium clubs, exclusive viewing areas and luxury suites, “fans are getting sorted and separated by how much they can pay.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The Pegulas’ home features five bedroom suites, a theater, spacious living areas, outdoor living space, and a pool.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

LA28 plans to use nearly all of the soundstages, which are equipped with dedicated set lighting power, high-capacity silent air conditioning, high-speed wired and wireless internet, and adjoining production suites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Vegas of cheap rooms, 24-hour buffets and slot machines is giving way to pricey concerts, luxury suites and Formula One racing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

They can add more and more, stuff the pages of their scrapbooks with dining room suites, beds, stacks of towels, one set of dishes after another, and think nothing of it.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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