wearable vs protective garment

protective garment vs wearable

wearable and protective garment both are nouns.

wearable is an adjective but protective garment is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wearable	Yes	Yes	No	No
protective garment	Yes	No	No	No

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

wearable: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
protective garment: clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury

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, outerwear, overclothes, 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)	protective garment (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury

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

Difference between wearable and protective garment

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