wearable

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adjective

wear·​able ˈwer-ə-bəl 

: capable of being worn : suitable to be worn

wearable art

a wearable fitness tracker

These were clothes that were fun to look at, and even more fun to wear. They were costumey, but at the same time curiously wearable …

—Carrie Donovan

wearability

ˌwer-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

wearable

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noun

: something (such as a garment or a device) that can be worn

—usually used in plural

summer wearables

Consumer wearables … have the potential to move from tracking simple metrics like steps and heart rates to providing actionable health information.

—Rinku Patel

Synonyms of wearable

Noun

• clothing
• clothes
• attire
• garments
• apparel
• dress

Examples of wearable in a Sentence

Adjective

high-fashion clothes that are not really wearable

Noun

models showing off vintage wearables from the swinging '60s

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Contours on the Air Max 1000 follow that of the Air Max 1, the most prominent being the mudguard shape, and Nike refers to the younger sneaker as a wearable sculpture. —Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026

To train the humanoid, the company developed a wearable device known as KAI Halo. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026

Noun

Beyond prevention, wearables have also proved helpful in detecting health problems. —Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2026

Cook expanded the iPhone beyond a mere product into a foundation for new business segments like wearables, digital services and health. —Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1590, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1711, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wearable

• arable
• bearable
• parable
• terrible
• repairable
• unbearable

Kids Definition

wearable

adjective

wear·​able

ˈwar-ə-bəl, 

ˈwer-

: capable of being worn : suitable to be worn

wearability

ˌwar-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē, 

ˌwer-

noun