wearable vs knitwear

knitwear vs wearable

wearable and knitwear both are nouns.

wearable is an adjective but knitwear is not an adjective.

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

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

wearable: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
knitwear: knitted clothing

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, headgear, 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)	knitwear (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	knitted clothing

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

Difference between wearable and knitwear

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