wearable

American  

[wair-uh-buhl] / ˈwɛər ə bəl /

adjective

1. capable of being worn; appropriate, suitable, or ready for wearing.

   old shoes that are still wearable.

2. Digital Technology. relating to or noting a computer or advanced electronic device that is incorporated into an accessory worn on the body or an item of clothing.

   wearable gadgets embedded in fabric;

   a wearable heart-rate sensor.

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noun

1. Usually wearables something that may be worn or carried on the body, as an item of clothing.

   high-fashion wearables.

wearable British  

/ ˈwɛərəbəl /

adjective

1. suitable for wear or able to be worn

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noun

1. (often plural) any garment that can be worn

Other Word Forms

• wearability
  noun
• unwearable
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of wearable

First recorded in 1580–90; wear + -able

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

wearable

Apple has plans to release its own competitor wearable, although the rollout is being put on ice given the controversy around Meta’s glasses.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

Future wearable technologies, for example, might be able to record the necessary brain signals during sleep.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Smart glasses are rapidly moving from a niche gadget to a mainstream consumer technology, increasingly being marketed as AI assistants rather than simply wearable cameras.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The company also did away with previous limitations on the DoorDash and fitness wearable credits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

We chose some boots and coats, out of necessity, and I also managed to take home two T-shirts and a pair of jeans—not stylish but wearable.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana