extended wear

Continuous multi-day usage

Extended wear describes products designed to be used continuously for longer periods than standard versions.

The term appears most often with contact lenses meant to be worn overnight or for several days without removal: extended wear lenses, She switched to extended wear contacts.

It also applies to cosmetics formulated to last through a full day: extended wear lipstick.

Related

lenses · overnight · all night · continuous · around the clock · prolonged · comfortable · breathable · resilient · marathon · endurance · goes the distance · all-day · sturdy · lasting · permanent · sleepwear · prosthetics

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Opposites
duration of use

extended weardaily wear

Regular clothing for routine

single-use · one-day · disposable · short-term · temporary

Family

extend, extended, extending, extends, extension, extensions, extensive, extensively, extent

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G