wardrobe

/ˌwɔrˈdroʊb/

/ˈwɔdrəʊb/

Other forms: wardrobes

All of the clothes in your closet make up your wardrobe. If you're tired of your wardrobe, it just might be time to go shopping.

From the words warder, meaning “to protect”, and robe, meaning a “piece of clothing,” wardrobe originally meant an entire room where a person's clothing was stored. Nowadays, most people don’t have an entire room for their clothes, so the word wardrobe has downsized to just a large cabinet, or the clothing itself. A wardrobe can also be the costumes (or the costume department) of a theater company or movie.

Definitions of wardrobe

1. noun

   a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
   synonyms: closet, press

   types:

   armoire

   a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons

   clothes closet, clothespress

   a closet where clothes are stored

   coat closet

   a closet for storing outerwear

   type of:

   article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture

   furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
2. noun

   collection of clothing belonging to one person
   type of:

   accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection

   several things grouped together or considered as a whole
3. noun

   collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company
   type of:

   accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection

   several things grouped together or considered as a whole