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wear vs wearing apparel

wearing apparel vs wear

wear and wearing apparel both are nouns.

wear is a verb but wearing apparel is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear Yes No Yes No
wearing apparel Yes No No No
As nouns, wearing apparel is a hyponym of wear; that is, wearing apparel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear:
  • wear: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
  • wearing apparel: clothing in general
wear (noun) wearing apparel (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment clothing in general
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
impairment resulting from long use
wear (verb) wearing apparel (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 wearing apparel

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