What is another word for habiliments?

Pronunciation: [hˈabɪlˌɪmənts] (IPA)

Habiliments is a term commonly used to describe clothing or dress, particularly of a formal nature. However, there are numerous synonyms that can be used in place of this word to add variety and interest to writing. For instance, attire, outfit, garb, clothing, dress, and apparel are all examples of synonyms for habiliments. Each of these terms can be used in a slightly different context to convey a particular connotation or tone. For writers seeking to add depth and nuance to their writing, utilizing these synonyms for habiliments can be an effective tool for creating a rich and varied vocabulary.

Synonyms for Habiliments:

What are the hypernyms for Habiliments?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Habiliments

Even nobles and princes were forbidden to wear their usual habiliments, the cast-off clothes of the Danes being considered sufficiently good for slaves.
"An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800"
Mary Frances Cusack
If former armed occupants of the old town could have paraded in their ancient habiliments through the room like a procession from the martial past, they would have found much for their attention in this scene of the martial present.
""And they thought we wouldn't fight""
Floyd Gibbons
I therefore did not allow this mishap to greatly trouble me, unpleasant as it was at the time, but, as soon as ever I could do so, rose from the floor and throwing off my strange habiliments, proceeded to finish up to my satisfaction, the work already so successfully begun.
"A Strange Disappearance"
Anna Katharine Green

Famous quotes with Habiliments

  • These men — Yeats, James Stephens, and the rest — had aristocratic minds. For them, the world was not fragmented. An idea did not suddenly grow … all alone and separate.It was Æ who showed me how to look and learn from one's own writing.But, this age being the Kali Yuga, as the Indus call it — in our terms, the Iron Age — she comes in habiliments suited to it.
    George William Russell

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