Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

activewear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
ac-tivewear
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; sportswear.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English activewear From active + -wear.

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Questions

What does activewear mean?
Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; sportswear.
Where does activewear come from?
Etymology tree Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English activewear From active + -wear.

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