menswear

noun

mens·​wear ˈmenz-ˌwer How to pronounce menswear (audio)
: clothing for men

Examples of menswear in a Sentence

The store sells an extensive line of menswear. He works in the menswear department.
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As reported last week, Anderson has succeeded Kim Jones as Dior’s menswear designer and will present his first collection for the French house in June. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2025 More than half a century before menswear peacocks and social media took over Florence’s Pitti Uomo, Brioni had its own viral moment in the Sala Bianca of the city’s Palazzo Pitti. Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025 The bottoms also have a bit of an oversized look which, for trousers is a bit unheard of regarding menswear. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Apr. 2025 For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music. Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for menswear

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of menswear was in 1783

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“Menswear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menswear. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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menswear

noun
mens·​wear ˈmenz-ˌwer How to pronounce menswear (audio)
: clothing for men

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