baggage

Meaning

  1. (uncountable, usually) Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling
  2. (informal, uncountable, usually) Factors, especially psychological ones, which interfere with a person's ability to function effectively.
  3. (countable, derogatory, obsolete, usually) A woman. Romeo and Juliet, 3.5. Lord Capulet to his daughter, Juliet. "Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not; reply not; do not answer me."
  4. (uncountable, usually) An army's portable equipment; its baggage train.

Synonyms

luggage
B2
🧳
cargo
B2
suitcase
B2
goods
B2
impedimenta
freight
C2
belongings
C1
burden
B2
load
B1
stuff
A1
things
A1
trunk
B2
tools
B2
paraphernalia
31k
suitcases
C2
flirt
C1
😘
furniture
B2
gear
B2
⚙️

hand luggage

household stuff

hussy

kit
B2
lading
material
B1
millstone
36k
outfit
B2
package
B2
📦
parcels
23k
plunder
C2
portmanteau
prostitute
C1
trousseau
37k
fardel

traveling bag

wicker trunk

effects
B2
Gypsy
C1
weight
B1
articles
C1
bag
A2
bags
B1
ballast
23k
basin
C2
belonging
C2
burthen
carry-on
35k
case
A1
cases
B1
chattels
dishes
B2
Translations

bagage
bagaglio
🧳
Gepäck
🧳
equipaje
🧳
bagagem
🧳
bagages
bagage
bagaj
🧳
colis

αποσκευές

bagaje
embrulho
📦
effets
Bagage
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbæɡɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
bagage
Cognate with Old Norse
baggi
In summary

From Middle English bagage, from Old French bagage, baguage, from bague (“bundle, sack”), of Germanic/North Germanic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Old Norse baggi (“pack, bundle”). Compare also bag. By surface analysis, bag + -age.

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