ensemble vs outfit

ensemble

noun
  • A coordinated costume or outfit; a suit. 

  • A group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole. 

  • A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists. 

  • A supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses. 

  • A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company. 

  • A probability distribution for the state of the system. 

verb
  • To put together in a coordinated whole. 

  • To perform in a musical ensemble. 

outfit

noun
  • A set of clothing (with accessories). 

  • Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company. 

  • A fiscal year of the Hudson's Bay Company, or the supplies required for such a period. 

  • An outlier-sensitive fit. 

  • Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose. 

  • A sports team. 

  • A business or firm. 

verb
  • To provide with, usually for a specific purpose. 

How often have the words ensemble and outfit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )