daywear

[ dey-wair ]

noun

1. clothing, makeup, etc., suitable for wear or use during the day.

adjective

1. suitable as or used for daywear:

   daywear dresses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of daywear¹

day + wear

Example Sentences

Luxury Italian fashion house Gucci hosted its star-studded cruise collection catwalk at the Thames-side modern art museum, showing a series of delicate sheer outfits, relaxed denim and daywear, all adorned with the brand’s coveted leather bags and other accessories with the double-G logo.

From Seattle Times

This photo of a group of models at Lagos Fashion Week underlines that range: five beautiful and very different outfits, ranging from a little black cocktail dress to exuberant daywear, in one case joyfully accessorized with fuchsia elbow-length gloves and a chic little hat.

From Seattle Times

For much of the past year, Schnaider and her team of seamstresses toiled away in their Kyiv studio, crafting her new collection of designer denim and luxury daywear even as air raid sirens, drone attacks and power cuts took over their lives and made production almost impossible to continue.

From Seattle Times

The women all wore their show heels with their jeans and daywear.

From Seattle Times

Chiuri softened structured jackets and drew on fabrics woven with metal thread to give a new, creased texture to classically-cut dresses -- pushing styles into a sporty direction, for daywear.

From Reuters