footwear

noun

foot·​wear ˈfu̇t-ˌwer How to pronounce footwear (audio)
: wearing apparel (such as shoes or boots) for the feet

Examples of footwear in a Sentence

sneakers, loafers, and other casual footwear
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Wear them with your favorite summer tank, then simply switch out your footwear and accessories depending on the occasion. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2025 Nike has significantly reduced its dependency on China in the past 15 years, but that hardly insulated it from last week’s announcement of broad-ranging tariffs, given that 50% of its footwear and 28% of its brand apparel is made in Vietnam. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Remove pesky salt stains from clothing, footwear, flooring, and your vehicle after winter ends. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025 Vietnam, which manufactures 50% of Nike’s footwear and 39% of Adidas’s, is similarly at risk. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for footwear

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of footwear was in 1850

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“Footwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footwear. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

footwear

noun
foot·​wear -ˌwa(ə)r How to pronounce footwear (audio)
-ˌwe(ə)r
: covering (as shoes) for the feet

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