Home › Words › W › wearablewearable/wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/wearable means able to be worn.wearable is pronounced /wɛə̯ɹəbl̩/.EtymologyFrom wear + -able.adjAble to be worn.e.g.“a wearable device”Suitable for wear by ordinary people, or in ordinary circumstances, as opposed to being unusual, uncomfortable, or otherwise difficult to wear.e.g.“American designers...provided collection after collection of wearable fashions with a simplicity of silhouette that fitted the criteria of dressing for success.” — 2022, Daniel Delis Hill, History of World Dress and Fashion, 2nd edition, page 669:nounSomething that can be worn; an item of clothing.e.g.“I'd happily use both weights for scarves, shawls, and other wearables.” — 2026, Samantha Haring, “A Pair of New Tencels for Effortless Weaving”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 75:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.wearability 79% match — The state or condition of being (comfortably) wearable. vs wearable →bodyworn 70% match — Worn on the body. vs wearable →wearer 63% match — One who wears. vs wearable →wieldable 62% match — Capable of being wielded. vs wearable →weavable 61% match — Capable of being woven. vs wearable →dressable 61% match — Capable of being dressed in clothes. vs wearable →artwear 60% match — Artworks designed to be worn as clothing. vs wearable →equipable 60% match vs wearable →