suite C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /swiːt/ See IPA manual Freq #4620 Meanings 1 noun A set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel. The presidential suite has its own private balcony. 2 noun A set of related things used together, such as software programs. The company sells a full suite of office software. 3 noun A piece of music made up of several loosely connected parts. The orchestra performed a famous ballet suite. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a set of connected rooms,... rooms Word family Forms suites Derived forms c-suiteen-suite Related forms ensuite Common collocations bedroom suite Noun + noun luxurious suite Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French suite. See also the doublet suit. *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European suite xno View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # suite **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /swiːt/ **Frequency rank:** 4620 ## Meanings 1. A set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel. 2. A set of related things used together, such as software programs. 3. A piece of music made up of several loosely connected parts. ## Examples - The presidential suite has its own private balcony. - The company sells a full suite of office software. - The orchestra performed a famous ballet suite. ## Derived Forms - c-suite - en-suite ## Related Forms - ensuite ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *sekʷ- - Root: suite ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French suite. See also the doublet suit. ## AI Etymology Suite is borrowed from Middle French suite. See also the doublet suit. The historical chain includes *sekʷ- (Proto-Indo-European) and suite (Middle French). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as c-suite and en-suite and related forms such as ensuite. In present use it covers a set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel, a set of related things used together, such as software programs, and a piece of music made up of several loosely connected parts. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown