leisurewear

IPA/ˈleʒəweə(r)/
IPA/ˈliːʒərwer/

leisurewear — noun

1. casual clothing chosen for comfort during free time, travel, or easy social plan

1.nounB2
Definition

casual clothing chosen for comfort during free time, travel, or easy social plans rather than formal occasions

Example

Élise arrived in leisurewear: soft trousers and a loose cotton top.

in leisurewear: clothing details follow

Lien packed light leisurewear for the hotel spa and pool.

pack + leisurewear + for [place/activity]

Common collocations
  • comfortable leisurewear
  • designer leisurewear
  • leisurewear brand
  • leisurewear range
  • buy leisurewear
  • wear leisurewear
Synonyms
  • casual wear

    broader term for everyday informal clothing, whether sporty or not

  • loungewear

    narrower and more strongly linked to resting at home

  • sportswear

    often suggests sporty style or clothes linked to exercise

  • activewear

    more modern and more strongly associated with exercise fabrics

Antonyms

Grammar Patterns

leisurewear + is (singular verb)

a piece of leisurewear

wear leisurewear

Usage Note

Usually uncountable and especially common in shops, catalogues, and fashion writing. It suggests comfortable casual clothes for time off, and it is broader than clothing worn only at home.

Common Mistakes

The shop sells many leisurewears in summer.
The shop sells a lot of leisurewear in summer.
leisurewear is usually uncountable, so it does not normally take a plural -s.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

Leisurewear usually means relaxed clothing chosen for comfort during free time, travel, or casual social plans. Casual wear is broader and can include jeans, shirts, or other everyday clothes that are not sporty at all. Loungewear is narrower, because it mainly suggests soft clothes for staying at home or resting. Sportswear often points to clothing linked to exercise or sporty style, while activewear more strongly suggests modern performance fabrics for movement and workouts. If someone is dressing for a hotel lounge, a train trip, or an easy weekend outing, leisurewear is often the best label. If the main idea is training or the gym, sportswear or activewear is usually more precise.

leisurewear ↗casual wearloungewear ↗sportswear ↗activewear ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

  • leisurewear brand
  • leisurewear collection
  • leisurewear market
  • leisurewear line

Phrases

  • leisurewear for travel
  • leisurewear for weekends
  • smart leisurewear

Prepositions

  • in leisurewear
  • for leisurewear

Etymology

LatinOld FrenchMiddle EnglishOld EnglishEnglish

Leisurewear is a modern English compound joining leisure and wear. Leisure came into English through Old French from a Latin root connected with being permitted or being free from work, and wear comes from Old English, where it referred to clothing on the body. The compound developed in fashion and retail language for comfortable clothes associated with time off rather than formal duties.