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Synonyms for spectacles

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Noun

1. Glasses — A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to…

glasses, eyeglasses US, pair of glasses, pair of eyeglasses, pair of specs informal, pair of spectacles, specs informal

Other

pair

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

    He needed to get new spectacles because his original ones had broken.

Example sentences

  • glasses Fancy forgetting my glasses, it's so embarrassing.
  • pair I don't need anything... just a new pair of pants.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
spectaclesrising
glassesrising
pairsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
pair1
5 letters
specs1
7 letters
glasses2
10 letters
eyeglasses3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (glasses2 = 2 syllables).

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lunettes
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gafas