suit meaning and definition

SUIT noun

Definition of suit (noun)

1. a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
   • "they buried him in his best suit"
   • synonyms: suit of clothes
2. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
   • "the family brought suit against the landlord"
   • synonyms: case, causa, cause, lawsuit
3. (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
   • "all the suits care about is the bottom line"
4. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
   • "its was a brief and intense courtship"
   • synonyms: courting, courtship, wooing
5. a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
6. playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
   • "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"

SUIT verb

Definition of suit (verb)

1. be agreeable or acceptable to
   • "This suits my needs"
   • synonyms: accommodate, fit
2. be agreeable or acceptable
   • "This time suits me"
3. accord or comport with
   • "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
   • synonyms: befit, beseem
4. enhance the appearance of
   • "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
   • synonyms: become