Meanings
comparative more unwearable · superlative most unwearable
- Not able to be worn
- fashionClothing that is unsuitable for wear in most circumstances because it is extreme, unusual, or uncomfortable.
European designers entered into the nineties with fashion collections that were astonishingly unwearable.
2004, Daniel Delis Hill, As Seen in Vogue, page 133
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “unable to be worn in ordinary circumstances”
adjectivenot suitable for wear or able to be worn
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishwearable
- Englishunwearable
Cite this entry
unwearable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwearable
“unwearable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwearable. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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