wearable vs headgear

headgear vs wearable

wearable and headgear both are nouns.

wearable is an adjective but headgear is not an adjective.

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

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

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

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, handwear, headdress, 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)	headgear (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	clothing for the head
	stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
	the hoist at the pithead of a mine

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

Difference between wearable and headgear

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