Meaning

14 senses
  1. (figuratively)A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.

    гардеро́бgarderób

  2. (figuratively)The building housing such a department.

  3. A room for keeping costumes and other property safe at a theater; a prop room.

  4. (figuratively)The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).

  5. A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.

    Garderobe, Kleiderschrank, Schrank

    шкафškaf, шифонье́рšifonʹjér, гардеро́бgarderób

    ша́фаšáfa, гардеро́бharderób

    a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

  6. A tall built-in cupboard or closet for storing clothes, often including a rail for coat-hangers, and usually located in a bedroom.

  7. (figuratively, uncommon)Anything that similarly stores or houses something.

  8. (collective)The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.

    collection of clothing belonging to one person

  9. (collective, figuratively)Any collection of clothing.

    гардеро́бgarderób

    гардеро́бharderób

    collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company

  10. (collective, figuratively, uncommon)Any collection of anything.

  11. (obsolete)A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.

  12. (obsolete)Any closet used for storing anything.

Examples

105 sentences
  1. I was thinking of going out and buying a whole new wardrobe.

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  2. He left the wardrobe door open.

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  3. I need a new wardrobe.

    ruМне нужен новый шкаф.

    deIch brauche einen neuen Kleiderschrank.

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  4. We have neither a wardrobe nor any bookshelves.

    Ми не маємо ні шафи для одягу, ні полиць для книг.

    ruУ нас нет ни шкафа для одежды, ни полок для книг.

    deWir haben weder einen Kleiderschrank noch Bücherregale.

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  5. The wardrobe stood to the left of the door.

    Шафа стояла зліва від дверей.

    ruШкаф стоял слева от двери.

    deDer Kleiderschrank stand links neben der Tür.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
movable furniture for storing clothes:
Русский
By meaning 2
costume department:
movable furniture for storing clothes:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
movable furniture for storing clothes:

Origin

From Middle English warderobe, from Old Northern French warderoube, wardereube, northern v

From Middle English warderobe, from Old Northern French warderoube, wardereube, northern variants of Old French garderobe, from garder (“to keep safe”) + robe. Subsequently influenced by various senses of garderobe as they developed in French. Doublet of garderobe. By surface analysis, ward + robe.

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Forms

plural: wardrobes
Singularwardrobe
Pluralwardrobes

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
movable furniture for storing clothes:cupboardA2pressB1armoirdresserclosetshrank
sleeping chamber:bedroomA1
lavatory or outhouse:bathroomA1
department overseeing costumes:costume department
Close in meaning
  • a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes:closetpress

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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