Meanings
nounfootwear (usually uncountable, plural footwears)
plural footwears
- uncountableusuallyAccesories or clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
Yohji Yamamoto's strength was to stick with the sportswear that has inspired him since he teamed up with Adidas to create the imaginative pin-striped or painted-denim footwear that walked his grass-turf runway.
2002 January 29, Suzy Menkes, “PARIS FASHION : Wind of Change:New Formality With a Rugged Edge”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ped-
- Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
- Proto-Germanic*fōts
- Proto-West Germanic*fōt
- Old Englishfōt
- Middle Englishfot
- Englishfoot
- Proto-Indo-European*wes-
- Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
- Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
- Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
- Old Englishwerian
- Middle Englishweren
- Englishwear
- Englishfootwear
Translations
Ancient Greek ὑπόδημα
- ὑπόδημα (hupódēma)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Arabic حِذَاء, مَشَّايَة
- حِذَاء (ḥiḏāʔ)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
- مَشَّايَة (maššāya)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Basque oinetako
- oinetakoitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Bulgarian обу́вки, обу́вка
- обу́вки (obúvki)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
- обу́вка (obúvka)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Catalan calçat
- calçatitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Chinese Mandarin 鞋類 /鞋类, 鞋子
- 鞋類 /鞋类 (xiélèi)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
- 鞋子 (xiézi)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
- 鞋襪 /鞋袜 (xiéwà)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
- 鞋履 (xiélǚ)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Czech obuv
- obuvitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Danish fodtøj, skotøj
- fodtøjitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
- skotøjitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Dutch schoeisel
- schoeiselitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Estonian jalats, jalanõu
- jalatsitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
- jalanõuitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Finnish jalkine
- jalkineitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
French souliers, chaussures
- souliersitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
- chaussuresitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
German Schuhwerk
- Schuhwerkitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Hungarian lábbeli
- lábbeliitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Icelandic skófatnaður
- skófatnaðuritem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Indonesian alas kaki
- alas kakiitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Irish coisbheart
- coisbheartitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Italian calzatura
- calzaturaitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Japanese 履物, 履き物
- 履物 (hakimono)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
- 履き物 (hakimono)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Latvian apavs, apavi
- apavsitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
- apaviitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Lithuanian avalynė
- avalynėitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Norwegian Bokmål fottøy, skotøy
- fottøyitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
- skotøyitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Persian پاافزار
- پاافزار (pâ-afzâr)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Polish obuwie
- obuwieitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Portuguese calçado
- calçadoitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Romanian încălțăminte
- încălțăminteitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Russian о́бувь
- о́бувь (óbuvʹ)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Slovak obuv
- obuvitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Spanish calzado
- calzadoitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Swedish skodon
- skodonitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Tamil காலணி
- காலணி (kālaṇi)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Turkish ayakkabılar
- ayakkabılaritem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Ukrainian взуття́
- взуття́ (vzuttjá)item of clothing that is worn on the foot
Vietnamese giày dép
- giày dépitem of clothing that is worn on the foot
Cite this entry
APA
footwear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footwear
MLA
“footwear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footwear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footwear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footwear.
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