clothing vs accouterment

accouterment vs clothing

clothing and accouterment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clothing	Yes	No	No	No
accouterment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, accouterment is a hyponym of clothing; that is, accouterment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clothing:

clothing: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
accouterment: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

Other hyponyms of clothing include accessory, accoutrement, apparel, clothes, dress, wearing apparel, array, raiment, regalia, attire, dress, garb, beachwear, black, blue, change, civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes, drag, footwear, garment, gray, grey, hand wear, handwear, headdress, headgear, knitwear, leisure wear, loungewear, man's clothing, neckpiece, nightclothes, nightwear, sleepwear, outerwear, overclothes, protective garment, ready-to-wear, slip-on, slops, street clothes, tailor-made, duds, threads, togs, uniform, vestiture, woman's clothing, work-clothes, work-clothing, work clothes, work clothing.

clothing (noun)	accouterment (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

Difference between clothing and accouterment

Words related to "accouterment"

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