sportswear en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear.
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.
2002 January 29, Suzy Menkes, “PARIS FASHION : Wind of Change:New Formality With a Rugged Edge”, in The New York Times:
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Translations (13)
pl odzież sportowa (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · nl sportkleding (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · fi urheiluvaatteet (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · ja スポーツウェア (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · ko 운동복 (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · cmn 運動服 /运动服 (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · de Sportbekleidung (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · ru спорти́вный костю́м (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · ko 스포츠웨어 (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · ko 체육복 (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · es ropa deportiva (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · bg спортно облекло (casual clothing for sport or excercise) · fr vêtement de sport (casual clothing for sport or excercise)