WEARABLE

wearable

(adjective) suitable for wear or able to be worn; “wearable evening clothes”; “a wearable hearing aid”

clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment

(noun) a covering designed to be worn on a person’s body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

wearable (comparative more wearable, superlative most wearable)

Able to be worn.

Noun

wearable (plural wearables)

Something that can be worn; an item of clothing.

(computing) Ellipsis of wearable computer.

Source: Wiktionary


Wear"a*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being worn; suitable to be worn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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