wearable
/wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/
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British/wɛːɹəbl̩/
wearable adjective: able to be worn. Also the ellipsis of wearable computer.
Adjective
wearable (comparative more wearable, superlative most wearable)
- Able to be worn.
- a wearable device
- Suitable for wear by ordinary people, or in ordinary circumstances, as opposed to being unusual, uncomfortable, or otherwise difficult to wear.
- American designers...provided collection after collection of wearable fashions with a simplicity of silhouette that fitted the criteria of dressing for success.2022, Daniel Delis Hill, History of World Dress and Fashion, 2nd edition, page 669
- When Did "Wearable" Become a Dirty Word in Fashion? In a style climate dominated by attention-grabbing influencers, some designers are making the case for clothes that—gasp—people actually want to wear.2019 March 27, Jessica Iredale, “When Did "Wearable" Become a Dirty Word in Fashion?”, in Town and Country
Noun
wearable (plural wearables)
- Something that can be worn; an item of clothing.
- I'd happily use both weights for scarves, shawls, and other wearables.2026, Samantha Haring, “A Pair of New Tencels for Effortless Weaving”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 75
Also used as
wearable is also the ellipsis of wearable computer.
wearable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
wearable in Hindi
- पहनने योग्य, पहनने लायक
wearable in Tamil
- அணியக்கூடியது, அணியக்கூடிய
wearable in Marathi
- परिधान करण्यायोग्य, घालण्यायोग्य
wearable in Bengali
- পরিধানযোগ্য
More languagesFewer languages
- wearable in Telugu
- ధరించదగినది, ధరించగలిగేది, ధరించగలిగినది
- wearable in Kannada
- ಧರಿಸಬಹುದಾದ
- wearable in Punjabi
- ਪਹਿਨਣ ਯੋਗ, ਪਹਿਨਣਯੋਗ, ਪਹਿਨਣ ਯੋਗ ਹੈ
- wearable in Gujarati
- પહેરવાલાયક, પહેરવા યોગ્ય
- wearable in Odia
- ପରିଧାନଯୋଗ୍ଯ଼, ପିନ୍ଧିବା ଯୋଗ୍ଯ଼
- wearable in Nepali
- पहिरन योग्य, लगाउन योग्य
Examples of wearable in a sentence
- Others pushed “underconsumption core,” which encourages users to show off their off-trend, but still thoroughly wearable, clothes.
- A "cyberfashion show" vets the latest ideas in wearable computing and techno paraphernalia.
- It can take the form of light-guided systems (pick-to-light), voice-directed commands (voice picking), wearable scanners, or even augmented reality glasses.
Antonyms of wearable
Forms of wearable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more wearable |
| superlative | most wearable |
| Noun | |
| plural | wearables |
Origin of wearable
From wear + -able.
Words formed from wearable
Phrases with wearable
Questions about wearable
- What does wearable mean?
- Wearable means able to be worn.
- What is wearable in Hindi?
- Wearable in Hindi is पहनने योग्य, पहनने लायक. See Wearable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is wearable?
- Wearable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce wearable?
- Wearable is pronounced /wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/ (UK).
Words near wearable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wearable (page history and authors); wearable (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wearable (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wearable (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wearable (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wearable (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wearable (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wearable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wearable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wearable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wearable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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