suite

noun

ˈswēt 

sense 2d is also

ˈsüt 

1

: retinue

especially : the personal staff accompanying a ruler, diplomat, or dignitary on official business

2

: a group of things forming a unit or constituting a collection : set: such as

a

: a group of rooms occupied as a unit

b(1)

: a 17th and 18th century instrumental musical form consisting of a series of dances in the same or related keys

(2)

: a modern instrumental composition in several movements of different character

(3)

: a long orchestral concert arrangement in suite form of material drawn from a longer work (such as a ballet)

c

: a collection of minerals or rocks having some characteristic in common (such as type or origin)

d

: a set of matched furniture

e

: a set of computer programs designed to work together and usually sold as a single unit

Synonyms of suite

• entourage

Examples of suite in a Sentence

a suite of offices on the fifth floor

The executive suite is on the top floor.

She checked into a suite.

We stayed in the hotel's honeymoon suite.

The orchestra will be performing a suite.

Recent Examples on the Web

Rooms There are 169 guest rooms—including 48 suites and five penthouses—spread across four historic neoclassical buildings, the oldest of which was built in 1870 as the Montreal headquarters for the Great Scottish Life Insurance Company. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026

Accessibility The hotel’s nine accessible rooms and suites include wheelchair-accessible doors and showers and lowered light switches, peepholes, and toilets. — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Traditionally, your theory was concentrated in the head of the C-suite and partially conveyed through requirements to the team for execution. — Julien Vantyghem, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Paramount owns a 114-year-old film studio, the Paramount+ streaming service, the CBS broadcast network and a suite of cable assets that includes MTV and Nickelodeon. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French siute, suite — more at suit entry 1

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing suite

• bridal suite
• C-suite
• en suite
• hospitality suite
• three-piece suite

Rhymes for suite

• beat
• beet
• bleat
• cheat
• cleat
• creat
• deet
• eat
• feat
• feet
• fleet
• greet

Kids Definition

suite

noun

ˈswēt 

sense 2c is also ˈsüt

1

: the personal staff accompanying a ruler, diplomat, or dignitary on official business

2

: a group of things forming a unit or making up a collection: as

a

: a group of rooms occupied as a unit

b

: a piece of music for an orchestra usually consisting of several independent pieces written in the form of special dances or taken as selections from a larger work (as a ballet)

c

: a set of matched furniture for a room

a bedroom suite

Medical Definition

suite

noun

ˈswēt 

: a group of rooms in a medical facility dedicated to a specified function or specialty

a surgical suite