wearable

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/
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/wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/ · /wɛːɹəbl̩/ · /wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/ (US) · /weɹəbl̩/ (US) · /wɛɹəbl̩/ · /weːɹəbl̩/ · /weə̯ɹəbl̩/ · /wiə̯ɹəbl̩/ · /weɾəbl̩/ · /wɜːɹəbl̩/

Definition of wearable

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Able to be worn.
    “a wearable device”
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adj

  1. Able to be worn.
    “a wearable device”
  2. Clothing that is 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.”
    “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.”

noun

  1. Something that can be worn; an item of clothing.
    “I'd happily use both weights for scarves, shawls, and other wearables.”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of wearable computer (“small computer which can be worn on the body”).
    “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.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From wear + -able.

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