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Wearable

//ˈweəɹəbl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be worn.

    "a wearable device"

  2. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    suitable for wear or able to be worn wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that can be worn; an item of clothing.
  2. 2
    a covering designed to be worn on a person's body wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of wearable computer (“small computer which can be worn on the body”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wear + -able.

Etymology 2

From wear + -able.

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