-wear

See also: wear and Wear

English

Etymology

From the noun wear (“clothing”).

Suffix

-wear

1. Used to form nouns denoting clothing:
   1. worn by a particular sex (e.g., menswear, womenswear) or age of person (e.g., kidswear).
   2. worn on a particular part of the body (e.g., neckwear).
   3. for a particular use (e.g., daywear).
   4. made in a particular way (e.g., knitwear) or (redundantly) of a particular kind (e.g., shoewear).

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with -ware.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -wear

Anagrams

• -ware, Awre, Ware, arew, ware