garment

1 of 2

noun

gar·​ment ˈgär-mənt 

: an article of clothing

garment

2 of 2

verb

garmented; garmenting; garments

transitive verb

: to clothe with or as if with a garment

Synonyms

Noun

• apparel
• attire
• clobber [British slang]
• clothes
• clothing
• costumery
• dress
• duds
• gear
• habiliment(s)
• habit [archaic]
• rags
• raiment
• rig
• rigging
• threads
• toggery
• togs
• vestiary
• vestments
• vesture
• wear
• wearables
• weeds

Verb

• apparel
• array
• attire
• bedeck
• caparison
• clothe
• costume
• deck (out)
• do up
• dress
• dress up
• enrobe
• garb
• get up
• gown
• habit
• invest
• rig (out)
• robe
• suit
• tog (up or out)
• toilet
• vesture

Examples of garment in a Sentence

Noun

chimney sweeps wearing the traditional garments of their trade

Verb

a socialite who was among the most gorgeously garmented women of her time

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

That arrangement is a resonant one for Libeskind, who grew up in the Amalgamated Houses in the Bronx, a complex developed in the 1920s by the garment workers union. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025

Certainly inspired by urban professionals, the Italian brand produced a series of garments that are undeniably stylish—beige puffer jackets paired with tan rollnecks and wool trousers – yet accessible enough to inspire your own wardrobe this fall. —Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

Verb

Others garmented themselves in costume play. —Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023

Sara Ziff, executive director of modeling advocacy group The Model Alliance, says retailers have the same obligation to models that apparel makers have to garment workers. —Kim Bhasin, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, assimilated variant of garnement, borrowed from Anglo-French, "defense, clothing, item of apparel," from garnir "to equip, arm, decorate" + -ment -ment — more at garnish entry 1

Verb

derivative of garment entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1547, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing garment

• garment bag

Kids Definition

garment

noun

gar·​ment

ˈgär-mənt

: an article of clothing

garment verb