Home › Words › N › nearablenearable/ˈnɪəɹəbəl/nearable means an everyday item fitted with a small wireless computing device that can broadcast digital data, providing information to nearby mobile devices about its location, state, and surroundings.nearable is pronounced /ˈnɪəɹəbəl/.EtymologyBlend of near + wearable.nounAn everyday item fitted with a small wireless computing device that can broadcast digital data, providing information to nearby mobile devices about its location, state, and surroundings.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).