clothing vs ready-to-wear

ready-to-wear vs clothing

clothing and ready-to-wear both are nouns.

clothing is not an adjective while ready-to-wear is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clothing	Yes	No	No	No
ready-to-wear	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, ready-to-wear is a hyponym of clothing; that is, ready-to-wear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clothing:

clothing: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
ready-to-wear: ready-made clothing

Other hyponyms of clothing include accessory, accouterment, 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, 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)	ready-to-wear (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	ready-made clothing

clothing (adjective)	ready-to-wear (adjective)
	(especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock

Difference between clothing and ready-to-wear

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