Home › Words › R › raingearraingearraingear · noun — clothing worn as protection from rain.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom rain + gear.nounClothing worn as protection from rain.e.g.“Exhilarated by her own cruelty, she stared at Robin’s Gore-Tex raingear until Robin was provoked to ask why. Denise said, “I’m just wondering if you’re ever tempted to be slightly less uncool.”” — 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:Equipment for use in the rain.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.rainwear 90% match — Clothing worn as protection from rain. vs raingear →rainclothes 76% match — rainwear vs raingear →raincape 75% match — A cape worn to protect the wearer from rain. vs raingear →raintop 71% match — A rainproof top (item of clothing). vs raingear →raincoat 70% match — A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose. vs raingear →rainslicker 68% match — A waterproof jacket to be worn in rainy weather. vs raingear →rainjacket 67% match — The jacket counterpart of a raincoat; (loosely) any raincoat. vs raingear →raining 62% match — A fall of rain. vs raingear →