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 (1)

: 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

wearability

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noun (2)

wear·​abil·​i·​ty ˌwa(a)rəˈbilətē 

ˌwer-

: capacity or suitability for being worn

especially : durability under wear

Synonyms of wearable

Noun (1)

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

Examples of wearable in a Sentence

Adjective

high-fashion clothes that are not really wearable

Noun (1)

models showing off vintage wearables from the swinging '60s

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The wearable industry has already started building toward that outcome, just without a trillion-minute model behind it yet. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Arany also recommends wearable pads, wraps, or braces that fit around the knee to ensure the light reaches the affected area. — Sukhman Rekhi, Verywell Health, 10 July 2026

Noun

For elite athletes, Mullner said, commercial wearables are often used in tandem with other monitoring systems such as clinical examinations by athletic trainers or physicians, and blood and urine tests. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Like most wearables, the Fitbit Charge 6 tracks your calorie intake and sleep quality. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

and Noun (2)

First Known Use

Adjective

1590, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

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