beachwear

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noun

Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.

OriginEnglish wear ← Middle English weren ← Old English werian →
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Meanings

nounbeachwear (uncountable)
  1. uncountableClothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bakiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*baki
  4. Old Englishbæċ
  5. Middle Englishbache
  6. Englishbeach
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
  9. Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
  10. Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
  11. Old Englishwerian
  12. Middle Englishweren
  13. Englishwear
  14. Englishbeachwear

From beach + -wear.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 海灘裝 /海滩装
  • 海灘裝 /海滩装 (hǎitān zhuāng)Translations
Polish strój plażowy
  • strój plażowyTranslations
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APA

beachwear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beachwear

MLA

“beachwear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beachwear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beachwear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beachwear.

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