noun
suite
sweet
noun
1
A set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel.
"They booked the honeymoon suite for their anniversary."
"The hospital wing has a suite reserved for maternity patients."
2
A group of related computer programs sold or used together.
"The company switched its whole office to a different software suite."
3
A set of musical pieces meant to be performed as one connected work.
"The orchestra performed a suite drawn from the ballet."
How to Use Suite
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA connected set of things — rooms, software, or musical movements — meant to go together.
Common mistake
Pronounced "sweet," not like suit. Don't confuse the two in writing.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
hotel suite
software suite
a suite of rooms
Word Forms
suites plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French suite, "that which follows" — a doublet of suit, which took the English spelling while suite kept the French one.