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menswear

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈmɛnz.wɛɚ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M EH1 N Z W EY2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Men's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English men English -s- Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English menswear From men + -s- + -wear.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: miesten vaatteet — menswear
  • German: Herrenbekleidung — menswear
  • German: Herrenausstattung — menswear
  • German: Herrenoberbekleidung — menswear
  • German: Herrenmode — menswear
  • Irish: éadaí fear — menswear
  • Polish: odzież męska — menswear
  • Portuguese: moda masculina — menswear
  • Slovak: pánska móda — menswear
  • Slovak: pánske odevy — menswear
  • Slovak: pánsky textil — menswear
  • Slovak: pánske oblečenie — menswear
  • Upper Sorbian: mužaca drasta — menswear