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clothing vs wearing apparel

wearing apparel vs clothing

clothing and wearing apparel both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clothing Yes No No No
wearing apparel Yes No No No
As nouns, wearing apparel is a hyponym of clothing; that is, wearing apparel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clothing:
  • clothing: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
  • wearing apparel: clothing in general
clothing (noun) wearing apparel (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body clothing in general
Difference between clothing and wearing apparel

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