activewear

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noun

Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; sportswear.

Similar
sportswearathletic wear
OriginEnglish wear ← Middle English weren ← Old English werian →
Less commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

nounactivewear (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCasual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; sportswear.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounattire worn for sport or for casual wear

Similar
sportswearathletic wear
Broader
attiregarbdress
Also see
exercisewearfitnesswearsportswear

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchactif
  2. Middle Englishactyf
  3. Englishactive
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
  6. Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
  7. Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
  8. Old Englishwerian
  9. Middle Englishweren
  10. Englishwear
  11. Englishactivewear

From active + -wear.

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Cite this entry
APA

activewear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activewear

MLA

“activewear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activewear. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “activewear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activewear.

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