adj
Meaning 1
Able to be worn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a wearable device
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wearable
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/
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British, Southern, Standard: /wɛːɹəbl̩/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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US: /weɹəbl̩/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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/wɛɹəbl̩/ US, Mary–marry–merry merger
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US: Mmmm Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian: /weːɹəbl̩/
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New-Zealand: /weə̯ɹəbl̩/ without the cheer–chair merger
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/wiə̯ɹəbl̩/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
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Scotland: /weɾəbl̩/
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/wɜːɹəbl̩/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
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rhymes with -ɛəɹəbəl
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CMU ARPABET: W EH1 R AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Suitable for wear by ordinary people, or in ordinary circumstances, as opposed to being unusual, uncomfortable, or otherwise difficult to wear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Something that can be worn; an item of clothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Ellipsis of wearable computer (“small computer which can be worn on the body”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
suitable for wear or able to be worn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- wearable evening clothes
- a wearable hearing aid
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unwearable
noun
Meaning 6
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, habiliment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consumer goods, covering
Narrower terms: accessory, accoutrement, accouterment, apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes, array, raiment, regalia, attire, garb, beachwear, black, blue, change, civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes, drag, footwear, garment, grey, gray, handwear, hand wear, headdress, headgear, knitwear, leisure wear, loungewear, man's clothing, neckpiece, nightwear, sleepwear, nightclothes, outerwear, overclothes, protective garment, ready-to-wear, slip-on, slops, street clothes, tailor-made, togs, threads, duds, uniform, vestiture, woman's clothing, work-clothing, work-clothes
History
Etymology
From wear + -able.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: подходящ за носене (podhodjašt za nosene) — able to be worn
- Esperanto: metebla — able to be worn
- Finnish: puettava — able to be worn
- French: mettable — able to be worn
- Georgian: ტარებადი (ṭarebadi) — able to be worn
- German: tragbar — able to be worn
- Greek: φορετός (foretós) — able to be worn
- Hungarian: hordható — able to be worn
- Hungarian: viselhető — able to be worn
- Italian: indossabile — able to be worn
- Italian: portabile — able to be worn
- Manx: yn-cheau — able to be worn
- Romanian: purtabil — able to be worn
- Romanian: îmbrăcabil — able to be worn
- Serbo-Croatian: nosiv — able to be worn
- Spanish: ponible — able to be worn
- Spanish: vestible — able to be worn
- Ukrainian: носимий (nosymyj) — able to be worn
- Walloon: metåve — able to be worn
- German: Wearable Computer — computer worn on the body
- German: Wearable — computer worn on the body
Real reading context