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- [suhn-glas-iz, -glah-siz]
- /ˈsʌnˌglæs ɪz, -ˌglɑ sɪz/
- /ˈsʌŋˌɡlɑː.sɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhn-glas-iz, -glah-siz]
- /ˈsʌnˌglæs ɪz, -ˌglɑ sɪz/
Definitions of sunglasses word
- noun sunglasses burning glass. 1
- noun plural sunglasses Sunglasses are glasses with dark lenses which you wear to protect your eyes from bright sunlight. 0
- noun plural sunglasses glasses with darkened or polarizing lenses that protect the eyes from the sun's glare 0
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Origin of sunglasses
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; sun + glasses
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sunglasses
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sunglasses popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sunglasses usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sunglasses
noun sunglasses
- bifocals — Bifocals are glasses with lenses made in two halves. The top part is for looking at things some distance away, and the bottom part is for reading and looking at things that are close.
- blinker — a flashing light for sending messages, as a warning device, etc, such as a direction indicator on a road vehicle
- blinkers — If you describe someone as wearing blinkers, you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people's opinions into account.
- lorgnette — a pair of eyeglasses mounted on a handle.
- cheaters — eyeglasses, esp. dark glasses
Top questions with sunglasses
- what are polarized sunglasses?
- why do blind people wear sunglasses?
- how to remove scratches from sunglasses?
- what is polarized sunglasses?
- when were sunglasses invented?
- where to buy sunglasses?
- how to store sunglasses?
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