Definition

1. Noun:
   • A set of matching furniture: A group of furniture pieces designed to be used together in the same room.
   • A group of attendants or followers: A group of people, such as staff or advisors, accompanying an important person.
   • A connected series of rooms: A set of rooms forming a single unit, especially in a hotel.
   • A musical composition: An instrumental piece consisting of several short movements, often in dance forms.

Examples

• Noun:
  • They bought a new three-piece suite for the living room.
  • The president arrived with his suite of advisors and security personnel.
  • We booked the honeymoon suite at the luxury hotel.
  • The orchestra performed a Baroque suite by Handel.

Advanced Usage

• "in suite": located within a connected set of rooms.
  • The hotel offers a dining area in suite for premium guests.
• "as part of a suite": being one component of a larger set.
  • This software is sold as part of a suite of productivity tools.

Variants and Related Words

• Ensuite (adj, adv): (of a bathroom) connected directly to a bedroom.
  • The master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom.
• Suited (adj): appropriate or compatible (Note: This is an adjective form of the verb 'to suit', not a direct variant of 'suite').
  • He is well suited for the managerial role.

Synonyms

• Set: A group of things belonging together.
• Retinue: A group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person.
• Apartment: A set of rooms for living in (this is a synonym specifically for the hotel room meaning).
• Collection: A group of musical works.

Related Phrases

• Suite of tools/programs: A collection of related software applications or instruments sold together.
  • The graphic designer uses a full suite of creative software.
• Bridal suite: A special hotel suite reserved for a newly married couple.
  • The hotel upgraded their reservation to the bridal suite.

Related Idioms

• To follow in someone's suite: This is a common misspelling or mishearing of the idiom "to follow in someone's wake" or "to follow suit". The correct idiom related to 'suite' is not standard. The word 'suite' itself is not typically used in idiomatic expressions.

Noun

1. a matching set of furniture
2. the group following and attending to some important person
3. apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
4. a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected