Meanings
nounathleisure (uncountable)
- attributiveuncountableClothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits.
Of course, the athleisure category—infusing seemingly sporty clothes with a wear-it-all-day premise—has been booming for a while now.
2020 June 22, Flora Tsapovsky, “Once a WFH Staple, Athleisure Gets Down to Business”, in Wired1 more example
“The athleisure and the dogs are taking over, and that’s really unfortunate,” Sevigny said. “Everybody’s in Lululemon and has a fucking dog and it’s driving me crazy. I’m sorry, dog lovers. There are too many of you.”
2024 February 2, Alaina Demopoulos, quoting Chloë Sevigny, “‘I’m annoying, to some degree’: New York’s dog owners debate Chloë Sevigny’s anti-pup take”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Origin
Translations
French athléchic
- athléchicClothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits
Spanish atletocio
- atletocioClothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
athleisure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/athleisure
MLA
“athleisure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/athleisure. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “athleisure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/athleisure.
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