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Suit vs. Suite

Suit

/suːt/
A set of clothes made from the same material, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt, worn on formal occasions.

Examples:

We wore special suits.The whole thing is not very well suited for Naturwissenschaften.He was wearing a dark suit and a hat.

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This word has no antonyms

Suite

/swiːt/
A set of connected rooms or a series of musical pieces grouped together.

Examples:

We'll get her a hotel suite.He liked to feel that his suite was entirely private.'The hotel suite seemed so empty.

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This word has no antonyms

Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Suit typically refers to clothing or a set of things matched together, while suite is associated with a series of connected rooms or a set of related items, often musical or software.
  • Imagine wearing a suit to work but getting a hotel suite during a vacation.
  • Remember suite has an extra e, just like a suite has extra rooms.
  • The pronunciation of suite can sound like sweet, think of sweet rooms in a hotel.
  • A suit usually involves business attire or legal actions, while a suite enhances comfort or functionality.
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