sunglasses

A2
US /ˈsʌnˌglæsɪz/
noun Freq #8885

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.

    It is impossible to know accurately how you look in your sunglasses.

  2. 2
    noun

    A person wearing sunglasses

    My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses asking 'bout a scar

  3. 3
    noun

    spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

  4. 4
    noun

    plural of sunglass (“type of lens”)

Etymology

From sunglass + -es.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 noun · spectacles that are... dark glassesshades
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