clothing
/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण क्लोदिंग
कपड़े, वस्त्र, पोशाक, परिधान
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clothes, especially a particular type of clothes
कपड़े, वस्त्र, पोशाक, परिधान
- The relief camp needs food, medicine and warm clothing.
- Radhika works in a shop that sells women's clothing.
- protective clothing
+ 3 more examples
- Pack warm clothing for the trip to Manali.
- The factory makes cotton clothing for children.
- Volunteers collected old clothing for the flood victims.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
clothing (uncountable noun)
Clothing is uncountable and singular. It takes no plural s and no a: warm clothing, a lot of clothing.
Clothing uncountable और singular है। इसमें plural s या 'a' नहीं लगता: warm clothing।
- Warm clothing is essential in Ladakh.
- The clothing was sold at half price.
an item / article of clothing
To count clothing, use an item of clothing or a piece of clothing. Say three items of clothing, not three clothings.
Clothing को गिनने के लिए 'an item of clothing' या 'a piece of clothing' कहें। 'Three clothings' न कहें।
- She packed five items of clothing.
- He left an article of clothing in the bus.
clothing vs clothes
Clothing is the general category; clothes are the pieces you wear and are always plural. Clothing can modify nouns: a clothing store.
Clothing सामान्य वर्ग है; clothes पहने जाने वाली चीज़ें हैं और हमेशा plural हैं।
- The clothing industry employs many workers.
- Her clothes were wet.
a wolf in sheep's clothing
This idiom describes a person who looks harmless but is dangerous. It uses sheep's, with an apostrophe.
इस मुहावरे का अर्थ है वह व्यक्ति जो हानिरहित दिखता है पर ख़तरनाक है। इसमें sheep's apostrophe के साथ आता है।
- The salesman seemed friendly, but he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
+Collocations 4
adjective + clothing
warmprotectivecasualformaloutdoorwaterproof
- The climbers wore waterproof clothing.
verb + clothing
wearbuydonatewashpacksell
- Students donated clothing to the flood victims.
clothing + noun
storeindustrybrandsizeallowance
- The school gives a clothing allowance to poor children.
kind of clothing
wintersummersportsbabytraditional
- Traditional clothing is worn at festivals.
“More examples 5
- Warm clothing is sold on the pavement in winter.
सर्दियों में गर्म कपड़े फुटपाथ पर बिकते हैं।
- The charity collects used clothing for the poor.
दान संस्था ग़रीबों के लिए पुराने कपड़े इकट्ठा करती है।
- Radhika packed light clothing for the trip to Goa.
राधिका ने गोवा की यात्रा के लिए हल्के कपड़े रखे।
- The factory makes protective clothing for doctors.
कारखाना डॉक्टरों के लिए सुरक्षात्मक पोशाक बनाता है।
- An item of clothing was left in the train.
ट्रेन में एक कपड़ा छूट गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Winter clothings are costly in the market.
✓ Winter clothing is costly in the market.
Clothing is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes a singular verb.
Clothing uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं बनता और singular verb आता है।
✗ She bought two clothing for her son.
✓ She bought two items of clothing for her son.
An uncountable noun cannot follow a number directly; use items of.
Uncountable noun संख्या के ठीक बाद नहीं आता; 'items of' लगाइए।
¶Idioms 1
a wolf in sheep's clothing
a person who seems to be friendly or harmless but is really an enemy
भेड़ की खाल में भेड़िया, ऊपर से भला पर भीतर से दुष्ट व्यक्ति
- Be careful of him; he is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
- The new partner turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
?Which word?
Do not confuse clothing (clothes in general) and cloth (material made by weaving cotton, wool or silk).
Clothing (सामान्य रूप से कपड़े, पोशाक) और cloth (कपास, ऊन या रेशम को बुनकर बना कपड़ा) में भ्रम न करें।
§Grammar and usage
Clothing is an uncountable noun, so we say 'an item of clothing' or 'a piece of clothing' (not 'a clothing' or 'clothings').
Clothing एक uncountable noun है, इसलिए 'an item of clothing' या 'a piece of clothing' कहा जाता है ('a clothing' या 'clothings' गलत है)।
A wolf in sheep's clothing is a person who hides a harmful nature behind a friendly appearance.
A wolf in sheep's clothing उस व्यक्ति को कहते हैं जो मित्रवत दिखावे के पीछे अपना हानिकारक स्वभाव छिपाता है।