: capable of being worn : suitable to be worn
wearable art
a wearable fitness tracker
These were clothes that were fun to look at, and even more fun to wear. They were costumey, but at the same time curiously wearable …—Carrie Donovan

wearable

2 of 2

noun

: something (such as a garment or a device) that can be worn
—usually plural
summer wearables
Consumer wearables … have the potential to move from tracking simple metrics like steps and heart rates to providing actionable health information.—Rinku Patel

Examples of wearable in a Sentence

Adjective high-fashion clothes that are not really wearable Noun models showing off vintage wearables from the swinging '60s
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Adjective
Potential applications include robotic sensing, surgical instruments, and wearable healthcare devices. — New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026 Inside the giant exhibition space, that wearable melting pot was vigorously animated by attendees who had arrived mostly from Japan but also from around the world, all wearing its constituent ingredients in their own particular way. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
Both of Google’s other wearables stayed within 1 to 3bpm of my control devices throughout testing. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026 The process sends digital instructions between devices; the odor itself comes from supplies already loaded into the wearable. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wearable

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1590, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1711, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wearable was in 1590

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“Wearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wearable. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

Kids Definition

wearable

adjective
wear·​able
ˈwar-ə-bəl, 
ˈwer-
: capable of being worn : suitable to be worn
wearability
ˌwar-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē, 
ˌwer-
noun
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