headgear vs wear

wear vs headgear

headgear and wear both are nouns.

headgear is not a verb while wear is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
headgear	Yes	No	No	No
wear	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wear is a hypernym of headgear; that is, wear is a word with a broader meaning than headgear:

headgear: clothing for the head
wear: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Other hypernyms of headgear include article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wearable.

headgear (noun)	wear (noun)
clothing for the head	the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head	a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
the hoist at the pithead of a mine	impairment resulting from long use

headgear (verb)	wear (verb)
	be dressed in
	put clothing on one's body
	have or show an appearance of
	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
	have on one's person
	deteriorate through use or stress
	go to pieces
	last and be usable
	have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality

Difference between headgear and wear

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