costume

noun

the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class

the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)

unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

verb

furnish with costumes

dress in a costume

Roots

consuetudocostume- · Latin · habit, custom

Synonyms for costume

attiren dressn garbn outfitn getupn habilimentn clothingn appareln frockn clothesn

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Where does costume come from?

The word costume breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root costume-, from Latin consuetudo (“habit, custom”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.