FOOTWEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does footwear mean? 

• FOOTWEAR (noun)
  The noun FOOTWEAR has 2 senses:

1. clothing worn on a person's feet

2. covering for a person's feet

  Familiarity information: FOOTWEAR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOOTWEAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Clothing worn on a person's feet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("footwear" is a kind of...):

article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "footwear"):

hose; hosiery (socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Covering for a person's feet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

footgear; footwear

Hypernyms ("footwear" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Meronyms (parts of "footwear"):

half sole (shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe)

sole (the underside of footwear or a golf club)

toe (the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "footwear"):

boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)

clog; geta; patten; sabot (footwear usually with wooden soles)

flats (footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel))

overshoe (footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold)

shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)

carpet slipper; slipper (low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors)