A wardrobe is a piece of furniture used for storing clothes.
When we talk about a person's wardrobe, it usually means all the clothes they wear, not just what's hanging in their closet. If someone says, "I need to update my wardrobe," they're probably thinking about buying some new clothes or accessories to go with what they already have. This can include shoes, hats, bags, and even jewelry. Some people are very particular about their wardrobe and like to stay on top of the latest fashion trends, while others might just wear what feels comfortable and works for them.
How common is "wardrobe"?
Word wardrobe is considered uncommon in modern English. It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions
noun
(obsolete) A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.
(figuratively) A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
(figuratively) The building housing such a department.
(obsolete) Any closet used for storing anything.
A room for keeping costumes and other property safe at a theater; a prop room.
(figuratively) The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).
A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.
A tall built-in cupboard or closet for storing clothes, often including a rail for coat-hangers, and usually located in a bedroom.
(figuratively, uncommon) Anything that similarly stores or houses something.
Example: Now death... crams his store house to the top with bloud,
Might I now and Andrea in one fight,
Make vp thy wardroope
Richer by a knight.
The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.
(figuratively) Any collection of clothing.
(figuratively, uncommon) Any collection of anything.
(obsolete) A private chamber, particularly one used for sleeping or (euphemistic) urinating and defecating.
(hunting, obsolete) Badger feces, particularly used in tracking game.
