womenswear

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noun

Women's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

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Meanings

nounwomenswear (uncountable)

alternative women's wear

  1. uncountableWomen's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

    Synonyms: ladieswear

Synonyms & antonyms

nounWomen's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

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Origin

  1. Englishwomen
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
  4. Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
  6. Old Englishwerian
  7. Middle Englishweren
  8. Englishwear
  9. Englishwomenswear

From women + -s- + -wear.

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Translations

Finnish naisten vaatteet
  • naisten vaatteetwomen's clothing
German Damenbekleidung, Damenmode
  • Damenbekleidungwomen's clothing
  • Damenmodewomen's clothing
Irish éadaí ban
  • éadaí banwomen's clothing
Slovak dámska móda, dámske odevy
  • dámska módawomen's clothing
  • dámske odevywomen's clothing
  • dámsky textilwomen's clothing
  • dámske oblečeniewomen's clothing
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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