closet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
  2. noun a toilet in Britain
  3. noun a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

Etymology

From Middle English closet, from Old French closet, from clos (“private space”) + -et (diminutive suffix), from Latin clausum. Equivalent to close + -et, but generally applied in French solely to small open-air enclosures.

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Synonyms

cupboard

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