Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clothed

/ˈkloʊðd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
clothed
IPA
/ˈkloʊðd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing clothes or clothing.

verb

simple past and past participle of clothe

adj

Covered with a cloth.

Example Sentences

  • "a white-clothed table"

Etymology

Etymology tree English clothe Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English clothed From clothe + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkloʊðd/
  • British English: /ˈkləʊðd/

Inflected Forms

cloathed (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

clothedness nonclothed overclothed plainclothed

Phrases

plain-clothed

Frequently Paired Words

clothe

Synonyms

clad dressed raimented He arrived fully clothed despite the heat modestly clothed richly clothed scantily clothed aguised beclad clothed habilimented nonnude

Antonyms

unclothed naked

Rhymes With

loathed betrothed unclothed

Questions

How do you pronounce clothed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkloʊðd/.
What does clothed mean?
Wearing clothes or clothing.
Where does clothed come from?
Etymology tree English clothe Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English clothed From clothe + -ed.

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