wear vs wearing
wearing vs wearwear and wearing both are nouns.
wear is not an adjective while wearing is an adjective.
wear is a verb but wearing is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wear | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| wearing | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
wear and wearing
are synonyms defined as:
- wear and wearing: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
| wear (noun) | wearing (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment | the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment |
| a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively |
| impairment resulting from long use |
| wear (adjective) | wearing (adjective) |
|---|---|
| producing exhaustion |
| wear (verb) | wearing (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 |
Words related to "wear"
- ablate
- accessory
- accouterment
- accoutrement
- act
- apparel
- array
- article of clothing
- assume
- attire
- beachwear
- bear
- beat
- black
- blue
- break
- bust
- change
- civilian clothing
- civilian dress
- civilian garb
- clothes
- clothing
- consumer goods
- covering
- crumble
- decay
- deed
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- dilapidate
- don
- drag
- dress
- duds
- endure
- exhaust
- fag
- fag out
- fall apart
- fatigue
- feature
- footwear
- fray
- frazzle
- garb
- garment
- get dressed
- get into
- gray
- grey
- habiliment
- hand wear
- handwear
- hat
- have
- have on
- headdress
- headgear
- hold out
- human action
- human activity
- impairment
- indispose
- jade
- knitwear
- last
- leak
- leisure wear
- loungewear
- man's clothing
- neckpiece
- nightclothes
- nightwear
- outerwear
- outwear
- overclothes
- overfatigue
- overtire
- overweary
- pall
- plain clothes
- protective garment
- put on
- raiment
- ready-to-wear
- regalia
- scarf
- scuff
- sleepwear
- slip on
- slip-on
- slops
- street clothes
- tailor-made
- threads
- tire
- tire out
- togs
- try
- try on
- tucker
- tucker out
- uniform
- vestiture
- vesture
- wardrobe
- wash up
- wear away
- wear down
- wear off
- wear out
- wear thin
- wear upon
- wearable
- wearer
- wearing
- wearing apparel
- weary
- woman's clothing
- work clothes
- work clothing
- work-clothes
- work-clothing
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