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athleisure

Syllables: ath·lei·sure/ˌæθˈliː.ʒɚ/

athleisure noun: clothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits.

Noun

athleisure (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) Clothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits.
    • Of course, the athleisure category—infusing seemingly sporty clothes with a wear-it-all-day premise—has been booming for a while now.2020 June 22, Flora Tsapovsky, “Once a WFH Staple, Athleisure Gets Down to Business”, in Wired
    • “The athleisure and the dogs are taking over, and that’s really unfortunate,” Sevigny said. “Everybody’s in Lululemon and has a fucking dog and it’s driving me crazy. I’m sorry, dog lovers. There are too many of you.”2024 February 2, Alaina Demopoulos, quoting Chloë Sevigny, “‘I’m annoying, to some degree’: New York’s dog owners debate Chloë Sevigny’s anti-pup take”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin of athleisure

Blend of athletic + leisure.

Words formed from athleisure

Words that rhyme with athleisure

Questions about athleisure

What does athleisure mean?
Athleisure means clothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits.
What part of speech is athleisure?
Athleisure is a noun.
How do you pronounce athleisure?
Athleisure is pronounced /ˌæθˈliː.ʒɚ/.

Words near athleisure in the dictionary

  1. Athina
  2. Athinganoi
  3. Athinganos
  4. Athirne
  5. athirst
  6. athleisure
  7. athleisurewear
  8. athlete
  9. athlete's foot
  10. athlete's girdle
  11. athlete's girdles

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