ensemble
noun /ɒnˈsɒmbl/
/ɑːnˈsɑːmbl/
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a small group of musicians, dancers or actors who perform together
- a brass/wind/string, etc. ensemble
- The ensemble is/are based in Lyons.
- [countable, usually singular] (formal) a number of things considered as a group
- [countable, usually singular] a set of clothes that are worn together
- A pair of pink shoes completed her striking ensemble.
Word Originlate Middle English (formerly as an adverb meaning ‘at the same time’): from French, based on Latin insimul, from in- ‘in’ + simul ‘at the same time’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.