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wear vs civilian dress

civilian dress vs wear

wear and civilian dress both are nouns.

wear is a verb but civilian dress is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear Yes No Yes No
civilian dress Yes No No No
As nouns, civilian dress is a hyponym of wear; that is, civilian dress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear:
  • wear: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
  • civilian dress: ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.
wear (noun) civilian dress (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
impairment resulting from long use
wear (verb) civilian dress (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 wear and civilian dress

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