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Spectacles vs Glasses - What's the difference?

spectacles | glasses | Synonyms |

Glasses is a synonym of spectacles.



As nouns the difference between spectacles and glasses

is that spectacles is plural of lang=en while glasses is plural of lang=en.

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 * * ----

    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