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Goggles vs Spectacles - What's the difference?

goggles | spectacles |

As nouns the difference between spectacles and goggles

is that spectacles is plural of lang=en while goggles is protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

As a verb goggles is

third-person singular of goggle.

goggles

English

Noun

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

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (goggle)

    • spectacles

    English

    (wikipedia spectacles)

    Noun

    (head)
  • (plural only, formal) 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.

    • Synonyms

    * eyeglasses (US), glasses, pair of eyeglasses (US), pair of glasses, pair of specs (colloquial), pair of spectacles, specs (colloquial)

    See also

    * bespectacled * bifocals * contact, contact lens * eyepiece * lens * monocle * pince-nez * shades * sunglasses * sunnies * varifocals * * ----