wearable

From wear +‎ -able.

• IPA^(key): /ˈweəɹəbl/

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wearable (comparative more wearable, superlative most wearable)

1. Able to be worn.

   a wearable device

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^[1], 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^[2]:

     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^[3]:

     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