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Goggles vs Glasses - What's the difference?

goggles | glasses |

As nouns the difference between goggles and glasses

is that goggles is (plural only) protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face while glasses is .

As a verb goggles

is (goggle).

goggles

English

Noun

  • (plural only) Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.
  • English plurals

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (goggle)

    • glasses

    English

    (wikipedia glasses)

    Noun

    (head)
  • (pluralonly) spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes

    • 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

    * John Lennon glasses * sunglasses

    See also

    * bifocals * contact lens * monocle * pince-nez * shades * varifocals

    External links

    * (commonslite)

    Anagrams

    * English pluralia tantum