wearable

From wear +‎ -able.

• IPA^(key): /ˈweəɹəbl/

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wearable (comparative more wearable, superlative most wearable)

1. Able to be worn.
2. (fashion) Clothing that is suitable for wear by ordinary people, or in ordinary circumstances, as opposed to being unusual, uncomfortable, or otherwise difficult to wear.
   • 2022, Daniel Delis Hill, History of World Dress and Fashion, 2nd edition‎, page 669:

     American designers...provided collection after collection of wearable fashions with a simplicity of silhouette that fitted the criteria of dressing for success.

   • 2019 March 27, Jessica Iredale, “When Did "Wearable" Become a Dirty Word in Fashion?”, in Town and Country‎:

     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.

• (antonym(s) of “able to be worn in ordinary circumstances”): unwearable

wearable (plural wearables)

1. Something that can be worn; an item of clothing.
2. (computing) Ellipsis of wearable computer (“small computer which can be worn on the body”).
   • 2015 February 10, Mark Curtis, “Wearables, hearables and nearables won't dethrone smartphones”, in The Guardian‎:

     With the advantage of being glanceable, wearables are already making inroads into the smartphone’s territory. Smart watches, for example, offer quick and light interactions such as providing real-time snapshots of weather, travel and stock market information and notifying the wearer of new messages through a vibration on the skin.

• (computing): device, gadget

• (computing): fitness tracker, heart rate monitor, smartwatch

• Wearable computer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

wearable m (plural wearables)

1. wearable