athleisure

English

Etymology

Blend of athletic +‎ leisure

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăth'-lēʹ-zhər, ăth'-lĕzhʹ-ɚ, IPA^(key): /ˌæθˈliː.ʒɚ/, /ˌæθˈlɛʒ.ɚ/
• Hyphenation: ath‧lei‧sure
• Rhymes: -iːʒə(ɹ), -ɛʒə(ɹ)

Noun

athleisure (uncountable)

1. (attributive) Clothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits.
   • 2020 June 22, Flora Tsapovsky, “Once a WFH Staple, Athleisure Gets Down to Business”, in Wired‎^[1]:

     Of course, the athleisure category—infusing seemingly sporty clothes with a wear-it-all-day premise—has been booming for a while now.

   • 2024 February 2, Alaina Demopoulos, quoting Chloë Sevigny, “‘I’m annoying, to some degree’: New York’s dog owners debate Chloë Sevigny’s anti-pup take”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     “The athleisure and the dogs are taking over, and that’s really unfortunate,” Sevigny said. “Everybody’s in Lululemon and has a fucking dog and it’s driving me crazy. I’m sorry, dog lovers. There are too many of you.”

Translations

Clothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits

• French: athléchic (fr) m
• Spanish: atletocio m