wearable vs handwear

handwear vs wearable

wearable and handwear both are nouns.

wearable is an adjective but handwear is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wearable	Yes	Yes	No	No
handwear	Yes	No	No	No

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

wearable: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
handwear: clothing for the hands

Other hyponyms of wearable include accessory, accouterment, accoutrement, apparel, clothes, dress, wearing apparel, array, raiment, regalia, attire, dress, garb, beachwear, black, blue, change, civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes, drag, footwear, garment, gray, grey, hand wear, 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.

wearable (noun)	handwear (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	clothing for the hands

wearable (adjective)	handwear (adjective)
suitable for wear or able to be worn

Difference between wearable and handwear

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