wearable

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adjective

wear·​able ˈwer-ə-bəl How to pronounce wearable (audio)
: 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 wearableCarrie Donovan
wearability 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

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
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Adjective
Apple revenue grew 6% in its fiscal fourth quarter, as sales of iPhones rebounded and the company posted growth in all its business units save for the category that includes wearable devices. Kali Hays, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024 One of the latest consumer wearable devices tapped into the women's health trend: a pair of earrings from Incora Health that can track different health metrics, including internal body temperature, from the ear lobes. Tina Reed, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
Sales in Apple's home and wearables business, which includes its Apple Watch and AirPods devices, fell to $9.04 billion, compared with estimates of $9.2 billion, according to LSEG. Stephen Nellis and Akash Sriram, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 Save on a Samsung Galaxy Watch Our team has been putting Samsung's wearables through the paces, and we're impressed by the lineup's blend of style and substance. Molly Higgins, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wearable 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1590, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1711, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wearable was in 1590

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Cite this Entry

“Wearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wearable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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

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