apparel meaning
apparel :
clothes, garments, attire, outfits
noun
▪ She bought new apparel for the summer.
▪ She bought new clothes for the summer.
▪ The store sells various apparel.
▪ The store sells different garments.
paraphrasing
▪ clothing – apparel
▪ garments – clothes
▪ attire – outfits
▪ outfits – attire
Pronunciation
apparel [əˈpær.əl]
The stress is on the second syllable 'pær' and sounds like 'uh-pær-uhl'.
Common phrases and grammar about apparel
apparel - Common meaning
noun
clothes, garments, attire, outfits
Part of Speech Changes for "apparel"
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Common Expressions with "apparel"
▪ sports apparel – clothing for sports activities
▪ casual apparel – everyday clothes
▪ business apparel – formal work clothes
▪ trendy apparel – stylish clothing
Important examples of apparel in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, apparel usually refers to general clothing or specific types of garments.
Example of a confusing word: apparatus (equipment)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Apparel is used as a noun to represent types of clothing in grammar questions.
apparel
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
casual apparel
'everyday clothing', used when describing daily wear in passages.
sports apparel
'clothing for sports', used when discussing athletic wear in passages.
Differences between similar words and apparel
apparel
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clothes
differences
apparel refers to all kinds of clothing, often in a general or formal sense, while clothes usually refer to everyday garments.
apparel
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garments
differences
apparel refers to general or specific types of clothing, while garments are individual pieces of clothing.
Words with the same origin as apparel
The origin of apparel
apparel comes from Old French 'apareil', meaning equipment or outfit, derived from Latin 'apparare' meaning 'prepare'.
Word structure
The word is divided into the prefix 'ap-' and the root 'pareil', making 'apparel' mean 'prepared clothing'.
Words with the same origin
The root of apparel is 'apparare'. Words with the same root include 'apparatus' and 'prepare'.
