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English adjective: wearing | |||
| 1. | wearing producing exhaustion | ||
| Samples | An exhausting march. The visit was especially wearing. | ||
| Synonyms | exhausting, tiring, wearying | ||
| Similar | effortful | ||
| Antonyms | effortless | ||
English noun: wearing | |||
| 1. | wearing (process) (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) | ||
| Synonyms | eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing away | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | geologic process, geological process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ablation, abrasion, attrition, beach erosion, chatter mark, corrasion, deflation, detrition, planation, soil erosion | ||
| Domain category | geology | ||
| 2. | wearing (act) the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment | ||
| Samples | She bought it for everyday wear. | ||
| Synonyms | wear | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
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