closet C2+ Topic:House & Home US /ˈklɑzət/ UK /ˈklɒzɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a small enclosed storage room; to shut away in private He kept his old letters locked in a hall closet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small enclosed storage... cupboardcabinetwardrobecubbyholepress Word family Derived forms closeted Related forms closeenclosecloister Etymology AI details From Middle English, from Old French closet 'small enclosure', a diminutive of clos 'enclosure', from Latin clausum 'enclosed space', from claudere 'to shut'. closet Old French clausum Latin claudere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # closet **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈklɑzət/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈklɒzɪt/ ## Meanings 1. a small enclosed storage room; to shut away in private ## Examples - He kept his old letters locked in a hall closet. ## Synonyms - cupboard - cabinet - wardrobe - cubbyhole - press ## Derived Forms - closeted ## Related Forms - close - enclose - cloister ## Roots and Affixes - Root: closet - Root: clausum - Root: claudere ## Etymology From Middle English, from Old French closet 'small enclosure', a diminutive of clos 'enclosure', from Latin clausum 'enclosed space', from claudere 'to shut'. ## AI Etymology Closet is from Middle English, from Old French closet 'small enclosure', a diminutive of clos 'enclosure', from Latin clausum 'enclosed space', from claudere 'to shut'. Important recorded forms include closet (Old French), clausum (Latin), and claudere (Latin). The current sense covers a small enclosed storage room; to shut away in private. The wider family includes derived forms such as closeted and related words such as close, enclose, and cloister. ## Topics - House & Home markdown