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- [foo t-wair]
- /ˈfʊtˌwɛər/
- /ˈfʊt.weər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foo t-wair]
- /ˈfʊtˌwɛər/
Definitions of footwear word
- noun footwear articles to be worn on the feet, as shoes, slippers, or boots. 1
- noun footwear Outer coverings for the feet, such as shoes, boots, and sandals. 1
- noun footwear shoes, boots, etc. 1
- uncountable noun footwear Footwear refers to things that people wear on their feet, for example shoes and boots. 0
- noun footwear anything worn to cover the feet 0
- noun footwear foot coverings, as shoes or slippers 0
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Origin of footwear
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; foot + wear
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Footwear
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
footwear popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
footwear usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for footwear
noun footwear
- oxford — 1st Earl of, Harley, Robert.
- brogan — a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
- galoshes — a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- waters — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- waders — a person or thing that wades.
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See also
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