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

• unwearable adjective
• wearability noun

Etymology

Origin of wearable

First recorded in 1580–90; wear + -able

Example Sentences

The WSJ columnist tested out AI wearables including glasses, pendants and bracelets this year and found that most of them aren’t worth the money…yet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Friend was one of eight AI wearables I tried this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

A study published Dec. 8 in Nature Electronics outlines BISC's architecture, which includes the chip-based implant, a wearable "relay station," and the software needed to run the platform.

From Science Daily

Today, tech giants have tried to make AI and smart glasses more wearable by partnering with designer eyewear brands - and can pack more power and features into smaller, sleeker frames.

From BBC

And our dependency on wearables has become another monthly cash drain.

From The Wall Street Journal