suit

suit

noun

Definition of SUIT

1

a court case for enforcing a right or claim <filed a suit against the company that had manufactured the faulty heater, claiming they were responsible for the fire>

Synonyms action, proceeding, suit

Related Words litigation; case, cause, complaint; counterclaim, countersuit, cross action, cross-claim

2

an earnest request <O Lord of Heaven, hear our humble suit>

Synonyms adjuration, appeal, conjuration, cry, desire, entreaty, petition, pleading, prayer, solicitation, suit, suppliance, supplication

Related Words application, requisition; call, claim, demand, insistence

3

the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married <a rather old-fashioned fellow, he first sought the consent of the girl's father for the suit>

Synonyms courting, dating, lovemaking, suit

Related Words suit, wooing; affair (also affaire), love affair, romance; betrothal, engagement