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- [spawrts-wair, spohrts-]
- /ˈspɔrtsˌwɛər, ˈspoʊrts-/
- /ˈspɔːts.weər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spawrts-wair, spohrts-]
- /ˈspɔrtsˌwɛər, ˈspoʊrts-/
Definitions of sportswear word
- noun sportswear clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear. 1
- noun sportswear men's or women's clothing consisting of separate pieces, as jackets, trousers, sweaters, skirts, and shirts, that are casually styled and can be worn singly or in various combinations for business and informal activity. 1
- noun sportswear clothing worn by athletes 1
- noun sportswear soft casual clothing 1
- uncountable noun sportswear Sportswear is the special clothing worn for playing sports or for informal leisure activities. 0
- noun sportswear clothes worn for sport or outdoor leisure wear 0
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Origin of sportswear
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; sports + wear
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sportswear
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sportswear popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% 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".
sportswear usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sportswear
noun sportswear
- bedclothes — Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- civvies — People in the armed forces use civvies to refer to ordinary clothes that are not part of a uniform.
- clothes — Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses.
- clothing — Clothing is the things that people wear.
- draperies — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
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