glasses vs spectacles what difference
what is difference between glasses and spectacles
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlæsɪz/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡlasɪz/, /ˈɡlɑːsɪz/
- Rhymes: -ɑːsɪz
Noun
glasses
- plural of glass
glasses pl (plural only)
- Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
- Field glasses; binoculars.
Usage notes
- A sight-improving lens for a single eye is a monocle.
- Though confusion is unlikely, clarity as to quantity is improved by using the expressions “a pair of glasses” (or “a pair of eyeglasses”) or “(however many) pairs of eyeglasses”.
Synonyms
- (spectacles): eyeglasses (US), specs, bioptikon
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
glasses
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glass
See also
- bifocals
- contact lens
- monocle
- pince-nez
- shades
- varifocals
Further reading
- glasses on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- gasless, sagless
Middle English
Noun
glasses
- plural of glas
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/
- Hyphenation: spec‧ta‧cles
Noun
spectacles pl (plural only)
- plural of spectacle
- (plural only, formal) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.
- (cricket) Synonym of pair (“score of zero runs in both innings”)
Derived terms
- John Lennon spectacles
- rose-tinted spectacles
- specky (someone who wears spectacles)
Synonyms
- eyeglasses (US), glasses, pair of eyeglasses (US), pair of glasses, pair of specs (colloquial), pair of spectacles, specs (colloquial)
Translations
Further reading
- Spectacles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Noun
spectacles m
- plural of spectacle
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