outerwear
noun
Simple meaning
Clothing worn over one's clothes when outdoors.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
owterwerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈaʊtɚwɛɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Clothing (such as a raincoat) worn over one's clothes when outdoors.
Clothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear.
Clothing for use outdoors
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Clothing (such as a raincoat) worn over one's clothes when outdoors.
Used this way, outerwear is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use outerwear
- “You will need warm outerwear for your trip in January.”
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