WordCmp.com

wear vs ready-to-wear

ready-to-wear vs wear

wear and ready-to-wear both are nouns.

wear is not an adjective while ready-to-wear is an adjective.

wear is a verb but ready-to-wear is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear Yes No Yes No
ready-to-wear Yes Yes No No
As nouns, ready-to-wear is a hyponym of wear; that is, ready-to-wear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear:
  • wear: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
  • ready-to-wear: ready-made clothing
wear (noun) ready-to-wear (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment ready-made clothing
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
impairment resulting from long use
wear (adjective) ready-to-wear (adjective)
(especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock
wear (verb) ready-to-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 wear and ready-to-wear

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.