closet

CEFRB2

/ˈklɒzɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small room or space used for storing clothes or things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any private or inner room, (particularly)

Examples

  • The burglar shut the child in the closet.

  • There is a skeleton in every closet.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any private space, (particularly) bowers in the open air.

  2. A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.

  3. A private room used for prayer or other devotions.

More examples

In context

  • Chaplayneȝ to þe chapeles chosen þe gate... / Þe lorde loutes þerto, & þe lady als, / In-to a comly closet coyntly ho entreȝ.

  • He's so far in the closet, he can see Narnia.

  • The closet can be a scary place for a gay teenager.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English closet, from Old French closet, from clos (“private space”) + -et (diminutive suffix), from Latin clausum. Equivalent to close + -et, but generally applied in French solely to small open-air enclosures.