wearable vs work-clothing

work-clothing vs wearable

wearable and work-clothing both are nouns.

wearable is an adjective but work-clothing is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wearable	Yes	Yes	No	No
work-clothing	Yes	No	No	No

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

wearable: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
work-clothing: clothing worn for doing manual labor

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, protective garment, ready-to-wear, slip-on, slops, street clothes, tailor-made, duds, threads, togs, uniform, vestiture, woman's clothing, work-clothes, work clothes, work clothing.

wearable (noun)	work-clothing (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	clothing worn for doing manual labor

wearable (adjective)	work-clothing (adjective)
suitable for wear or able to be worn

Difference between wearable and work-clothing

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