What does Outfit mean?

Definitions for Outfit
ˈaʊtˌfɪtout·fit

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. outfitnoun

    any cohesive unit such as a military company

  2. outfit, getup, rig, turnoutnoun

    a set of clothing (with accessories)

    "his getup was exceedingly elegant"

  3. kit, outfitverb

    gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

  4. equip, fit, fit out, outfitverb

    provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

    "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

GCIDE

  1. Outfitnoun

    Hence: Any assemblage of objects required for or used in performing a task; things required as equipment for a task.

  2. Outfitnoun

    A complete ensemble of clothing, selected to form a matching set; a coordinated costume; as, a new Easter outfit.

  3. Outfitnoun

    Any team or party of people.

Wiktionary

  1. outfitnoun

    A set of clothing (with accessories).

    She wore a fashionable outfit with matching purse and shoes.

  2. outfitnoun

    gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose

  3. outfitnoun

    Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.

  4. outfitnoun

    A business or firm.

    Should we buy it here, or do you think the outfit across town will have a better deal?

  5. outfitnoun

    A sports team

  6. outfitverb

    To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.

    "The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

Wikipedia

  1. outfit

    Clothing (also known as clothes, garments, dress, apparel, or attire) is any item worn on the body. Typically, clothing is made of fabrics or textiles, but over time it has included garments made from animal skin and other thin sheets of materials and natural products found in the environment, put together. The wearing of clothing is mostly restricted to human beings and is a feature of all human societies. The amount and type of clothing worn depends on gender, body type, social factors, and geographic considerations. Garments cover the body, footwear covers the feet, gloves cover the hands, while hats and headgear cover the head. Eyewear and jewelry are not generally considered items of clothing, but play an important role in fashion and clothing as costume. Clothing serves many purposes: it can serve as protection from the elements, rough surfaces, sharp stones, rash-causing plants, insect bites, by providing a barrier between the skin and the environment. Clothing can insulate against cold or hot conditions, and it can provide a hygienic barrier, keeping infectious and toxic materials away from the body. It can protect feet from injury and discomfort or facilitate navigation in varied environments. Clothing also provides protection from ultraviolet radiation. It may be used to prevent glare or increase visual acuity in harsh environments, such as brimmed hats. Clothing is used for protection against injury in specific tasks and occupations, sports, and warfare. Fashioned with pockets, belts, or loops, clothing may provide a means to carry things while freeing the hands. Clothing has significant social factors as well. Wearing clothes is a variable social norm. It may connote modesty. Being deprived of clothing in front of others may be embarrassing. In many parts of the world, not wearing clothes in public so that genitals, breasts, or buttocks are visible could be considered indecent exposure. Pubic area or genital coverage is the most frequently encountered minimum found cross-culturally and regardless of climate, implying social convention as the basis of customs. Clothing also may be used to communicate social status, wealth, group identity, and individualism. Some forms of personal protective equipment amount to clothing, such as coveralls, chaps or a doctor's white coat, with similar requirements for maintenance and cleaning as other textiles (boxing gloves function both as protective equipment and as a sparring weapon, so the equipment aspect rises above the glove aspect). More specialized forms of protective equipment, such as face shields are classified protective accessories. At the far extreme, self-enclosing diving suits or space suits are form fitting body covers, and amount to a form of dress, without being clothing per se, while containing enough high technology to amount to more of a tool than a garment. This line will continue to blur as wearable technology embeds assistive devices directly into the fabric itself; the enabling innovations are ultra low power consumption and flexible electronic substrates. Clothing also hybridizes into a personal transportation system (ice skates, roller skates, cargo pants, other outdoor survival gear, one-man band) or concealment system (stage magicians, hidden linings or pockets in tradecraft, integrated holsters for concealed carry, merchandise-laden trench coats on the black market — where the purpose of the clothing often carries over into disguise). A mode of dress fit to purpose, whether stylistic or functional, is known as an outfit or ensemble.

ChatGPT

  1. outfit

    An outfit refers to a set or collection of clothing, accessories, or equipment that are worn together or used for a particular activity. It usually includes items such as a top, bottom, and footwear, and may also include accessories like a hat, bag, jewelry, etc., all of which are coordinated to present a specific style, image, or function.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Outfit

    owt′fit, n. the act of making ready everything required for a journey or a voyage: complete equipment: the articles or the expenses for fitting out: the means for an outfit.—v.t. to fit out, equip.—ns. Out′fitter, one who furnishes outfits; Out′fitting, an outfit: equipment for a voyage.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. outfit

    The stores with which a merchant vessel is fitted out for any voyage. Also, the providing an individual with clothes, &c.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. outfit

    In the British service, is the necessaries, uniform, etc., which an officer provides when he is gazetted to a regiment, or as proceeding to India. No allowance is made for an outfit, excepting in case of officers first promoted from the ranks, when £100 is granted to infantry and £150 to cavalry officers.

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Outfit' in Nouns Frequency: #2827

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Anagrams for Outfit »

  1. fit out

  2. fit-out

  3. fitout

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Outfit in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Outfit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Outfit in a Sentence

  1. Krishan Patel:

    My mother's livelihood is fundamentally at the hands of a small outfit with full capability to do whatever they want, you're leveraging human suffering to make money -- and that is a heartbreaking idea.

  2. Jeffery Brooks:

    Pretty obvious he knew what he was doing. The outfit that he has on was some type of material that didn’t allow him to cut himself when he was reaching his arms all the way in against that glass.

  3. Saliya Wickramasinghe:

    Don't Judge People by Their Outfit...Judge by Outcome...

  4. Team Biden:

    Elon Musk goes out and buys an outfit that spews lies all across the world, there’s no editors anymore in America.

  5. Dacy Gillespie:

    If it is in the dead of winter and it’s muddy out, yeah white shoes probably don’t make sense, it’s more about the specific outfit and the specific occasion than it is about the rule.

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