Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outerwear

/ˈaʊtɚwˌɛɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: out-er-wear
IPA: /ˈaʊtɚwˌɛɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Clothing (such as a raincoat) worn over one's clothes when outdoors.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English outer 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 outerwear From outer + -wear.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outerwears (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

outdoorwear overwear anklewear armwear bottomwear breastwear chestwear earwear

Synonyms

overclothes

Antonyms

underwear

Questions

How do you pronounce outerwear?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtɚwˌɛɹ/.
What does outerwear mean?: Clothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear.
Where does outerwear come from?: Etymology tree English outer 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 outerwear From outer + -wear.

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