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

Accommodations include four guest cabins, including a full-beam owner’s suite, alongside generous social areas conceived around conviviality and everyday life on board. — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Pianist Lex Korten and trumpeter Adam O’Farrill open freely, crash landing into the suite with cold, brooding interplay as opposed to the straightforward funk vamp of Roach’s version. — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

So this bill would just provide greater options for households interested in doing so, and just one of a suite of provisions that focus on this financing aspect of the housing crisis and incentivize both households and developers to spend more of their capital in housing. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Paula Bernstein, associate director of sustainability science at Worldly, which manages the Higg Index suite of sustainability measurement tools, agreed. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 June 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