costume

CEFRB1

/ˈkɒs.tjuːm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Clothing worn to represent a character, period, or culture.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.

Examples

  • She was all the more beautiful dressed in her wedding costume.

  • This style of costume originated in Paris.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɑs.tʊm/
  • /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.

  2. A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.

  3. A swimming costume.

More examples

In context

  • The bride wore a grey going-away costume.

  • We wore gorilla costumes to the party.

  • the sight of thousands of people gathered to watch men walk the streets openly in female costume

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin consuētūdō (“custom, habit”). Doublet of consuetude, custom, and kastom. Verb circa 1802, perhaps modelled on French costumer.