wearable

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wearable

/wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/ UK
/wɛːɹəbl̩/ British, Southern, Standard
/wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/ US
/weɹəbl̩/ US
/wɛɹəbl̩/
/weːɹəbl̩/ Australia
/weə̯ɹəbl̩/ New Zealand
/wiə̯ɹəbl̩/
/weɾəbl̩/ Scotland
/wɜːɹəbl̩/

Rhymes with -ɛəɹəbəl

Where it comes from

From wear + -able.

adjective more wearable · 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.

Opposite: unwearable

noun wearables

Something that can be worn; an item of clothing. I'd happily use both weights for scarves, shawls, and other wearables.
abbreviation, 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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: swearable, wearing, weariable, adornable, tailorable, dressable, attachable, wieldable, gestatory, fittable, craftable, refashionable, workable, stylable, sewable, usable

adjective

Opposite: unwearable

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adj able to be worn

Español	ponible, vestible
Français	mettable
Deutsch	tragbar
Italiano	indossabile, portabile
Ελληνικά	φορετός foretós
Română	purtabil, îmbrăcabil

noun computer worn on the body

Deutsch	Wearable Computer, Wearable

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@misc{wearable_2026,
  title = {wearable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wearable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}