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

“We’ve got a real lead on wearables, which we think is going to be the next computing technology that actually brings that personal super-intelligence to bear.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This technology will play an important role in real-time health care monitoring and wearable communications technology.

From Science Daily

“This is part of that effort, and we plan to reinvest the savings to support the growth of wearables this year.”

From Los Angeles Times

If adapted for human use, the researchers envision pairing the pill with a wearable device that could relay the data directly to a patient's health care team.

From Science Daily

On Wednesday, OpenAI even launched a chatbot that can draw on a user's medical records and other data collected by wearable devices, with their consent, to inform its responses.

From Barron's