vest

Pronunciation: /vɛst/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  2. noun a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
  3. verb provide with power and authority

Etymology

Derived from French veste (“a vest, jacket”), from Latin vestis (“a garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis, from *wes- (“to be dressed”) (English wear). Cognate with Sanskrit वस्त्र (vastra) and Spanish vestir.

In classic literature

Synonyms

waistcoat

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
garment
Narrower (hyponyms)
bulletproof vest

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