Clothed
/kloʊðd/
adjectiveBeginner📊CommonGeneral
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Definitions
1
Wearing clothes or covered with clothing.
/kloʊðd/
adjectiveneutralBeginner
General
Wearing clothes; covered with clothing.
The baby was clothed in a soft, pink onesie.
💡 Simply: Imagine a teddy bear all dressed up in its clothes – that's clothed!
👶 For kids: Wearing clothes.
More Examples
2
She was beautifully clothed for the special occasion.
How It's Used
Everyday
"The children were all warmly clothed for the winter."
Past participle of the verb "clothe," ultimately derived from Old English "clǣþian," meaning "to cover with cloth."
The word has been used in essentially the same way for centuries, emphasizing the state of being dressed.
Memory tip
Think of 'cloth' and 'ed' – past tense indicating covered with cloth.
Word Origin
Original meaning
"to cover with cloth"
warmly clothedwell clothedpoorly clothed
Common misspellings
clothedcloathed
Practice
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20%Spoken
80%Written