wearable vs outerwear

outerwear vs wearable

wearable and outerwear both are nouns.

wearable is an adjective but outerwear is not an adjective.

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

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

wearable: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
outerwear: clothing for use outdoors

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, knitwear, leisure wear, loungewear, man's clothing, neckpiece, nightclothes, nightwear, sleepwear, 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)	outerwear (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	clothing for use outdoors

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

Difference between wearable and outerwear

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