What does "sunglasses" mean?

1. (protective eyewear) dark glasses that protect your eyes from the sun. 2. (fashion accessory) glasses worn to look cool or stylish.

sunglasses — meaning, definition & examples

No — say "I lost my sunglasses at the beach.". The word is always plural. Use 'a pair of sunglasses' if you want to count them.

A1 · Beginner Plural noun

n. dark glasses that protect your eyes from the sun.

n. tinted eyewear worn to protect the eyes from bright sunlight or glare. Plural-only noun; takes a plural verb.

“It was so bright outside that I had to put on my sunglasses.”

“She reached into her handbag for her sunglasses as the car turned directly into the glare of the setting sun.”

Pitfall

I lost my sunglass at the beach.

I lost my sunglasses at the beach.

The word is always plural. Use 'a pair of sunglasses' if you want to count them.

Synonyms

shadesdark glasses

B1 · Intermediate Plural noun Informal

n. glasses worn to look cool or stylish.

n. eyewear worn primarily for aesthetic or stylistic purposes rather than functional light filtration.

“He wears expensive sunglasses even when it is cloudy just to look cool.”

“The celebrity walked through the terminal wearing oversized sunglasses to avoid being recognised by the waiting photographers.”

Synonyms

From sun + glasses.

From sunglass + -es.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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