clothing vs street clothes

street clothes vs clothing

clothing and street clothes both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clothing	Yes	No	No	No
street clothes	Yes	No	No	No

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

clothing: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
street clothes: ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.)

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, ready-to-wear, slip-on, slops, tailor-made, duds, threads, togs, uniform, vestiture, woman's clothing, work-clothes, work-clothing, work clothes, work clothing.

clothing (noun)	street clothes (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.)

Difference between clothing and street clothes

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