wearable vs wearing apparel

wearing apparel vs wearable

wearable and wearing apparel both are nouns.

wearable is an adjective but wearing apparel is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wearable	Yes	Yes	No	No
wearing apparel	Yes	No	No	No

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

wearable: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
wearing apparel: clothing in general

Other hyponyms of wearable include accessory, accouterment, accoutrement, apparel, clothes, dress, 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, 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)	wearing apparel (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	clothing in general

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

Difference between wearable and wearing apparel

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