garb means "clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in garb?

garb has 1 syllable: garb. In IPA it is /ˈɡɑɹb/.

What is another word for garb?

Close synonyms include attire, dress, dress, clothe, enclothe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is garb a common word?

garb is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

garb — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
“formal attire”
“battle dress”
Synonymsattire dress
Broaderclothing
Narrowerao dai costume disguise ecclesiastical attire finery formalwear habit hairpiece morning dress outfit

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
provide with clothes or put clothes on
“Parents must feed and dress their child”
Synonymsdress clothe enclothe raiment tog garment habilitate fit out apparel
Broaderchange state
Narrowerprim cover jacket frock shirt habit vesture overdress underdress corset

Other forms of garb

plural: garbs·
past tense: garbed·
present participle: garbing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about garb

What does garb mean?: garb means "clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in garb?: garb has 1 syllable: garb. In IPA it is /ˈɡɑɹb/.
What is another word for garb?: Close synonyms include attire, dress, dress, clothe, enclothe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is garb a common word?: garb is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for garb come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
“formal attire”
“battle dress”
Synonymsattire dress
Broaderclothing
Narrowerao dai costume disguise ecclesiastical attire finery formalwear habit hairpiece morning dress outfit

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
provide with clothes or put clothes on
“Parents must feed and dress their child”
Synonymsdress clothe enclothe raiment tog garment habilitate fit out apparel
Broaderchange state
Narrowerprim cover jacket frock shirt habit vesture overdress underdress corset

Other forms of garb

plural: garbs·
past tense: garbed·
present participle: garbing·

Questions about garb

What does garb mean?: garb means "clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in garb?: garb has 1 syllable: garb. In IPA it is /ˈɡɑɹb/.
What is another word for garb?: Close synonyms include attire, dress, dress, clothe, enclothe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is garb a common word?: garb is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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