wear vs attire

wear and attire both are nouns.

wear and attire both are verbs.

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

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

wear: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
attire: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

Other hyponyms of wear include accessory, accouterment, accoutrement, apparel, clothes, dress, wearing apparel, array, raiment, regalia, 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.

wear (noun)	attire (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment	clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
impairment resulting from long use

wear (verb)	attire (verb)
be dressed in	put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
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

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