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leisurewear

lei·sure·wear
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lee-zher-wair, lezh-er-]
    • /ˈli ʒərˌwɛər, ˈlɛʒ ər-/
    • /ˈleʒəweər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lee-zher-wair, lezh-er-]
    • /ˈli ʒərˌwɛər, ˈlɛʒ ər-/

Definitions of leisurewear word

  • noun leisurewear casual clothes that are designed for wear during leisure time. 1
  • noun leisurewear Casual clothes designed to be worn for leisure activities, particularly sweatsuits and other sportswear. 1
  • noun leisurewear casual clothing 1
  • uncountable noun leisurewear Leisurewear is informal clothing which you wear when you are not working, for example at weekends or on holiday. 0
  • noun leisurewear informal clothing worn when the wearer is not working, for example at weekends or on holiday 0
  • noun leisurewear Clothing worn for leisure and/or as general casual wear. 0

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Origin of leisurewear

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; leisure + wear

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Leisurewear

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

leisurewear popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

leisurewear usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for leisurewear

noun leisurewear

  • activewear — clothing for wear while engaging in sports, recreation, etc.; sportswear
  • playwear — playclothes.
  • sportswear — clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
  • casualwear — clothing designed for wear on informal occasions.
  • casuals — informal articles of clothing or footwear

adjective leisurewear

  • sports — of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport: sport fishing.

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