ac·tive·wear

(ăk′tĭv-wâr′)

Clothes designed to be worn while playing a sport, exercising, or engaging in an outdoor activity.

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sports•wear

(ˈspɔrtsˌwɛər, ˈspoʊrts-)

n.

1. clothing designed for recreational wear.

2. clothing orig. designed for daytime or leisure activity but later adapted for more formal occasions.

[1910–15]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

activewear - attire worn for sport or for casual wear

athletic wear, sportswear

attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

gym suit - clothes prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastic exercise

running suit - a matching jacket and pants worn by joggers and made of fabric that absorbs perspiration

Translations

activewear

, active wear

n (= sports clothes) → Activewear f

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Sandusky, OH, July 15, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Power Activewear is beginning its first joint venture with Clyde Health and Fitness.

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Gildan Activewear Inc., North America's biggest T-shirt maker, will close five plants in Canada, the US and Mexico and cut 1,830 jobs to move production to lower-cost factories in the Dominican Republic and Central America, reports Bloomberg (March 28, 2007).

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