Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sportswear

/spˈɔɹtswˌɛɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: sports-wear
IPA: /spˈɔɹtswˌɛɹ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yohji Yamamoto's strength was to stick with the sportswear that has inspired him since he teamed up with Adidas to create the imaginative pin-striped or painted-denim footwear that walked his grass-turf runway."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sports 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 sportswear From sports + -wear.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

sportwear athletic wear activewear

Questions

How do you pronounce sportswear?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɔɹtswˌɛɹ/.
What does sportswear mean?: Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear.
Where does sportswear come from?: Etymology tree English sports 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 sportswear From sports + -wear.

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