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Sunglass vs Sunglasses - What's the difference?

sunglass | sunglasses |

As nouns the difference between sunglasses and sunglass

is that sunglasses is tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun while sunglass is singular form of {{term|sunglasses|lang=en}}; used chiefly in compounds.

sunglass

English

Noun

(head)
  • Singular form of sunglasses; used chiefly in compounds
    • a sunglass holder
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 8, Mike Albo, Of-the-Moment, Yet So Five Months Ago, New York Times citation
    • , passage=They trekked through Europe, discovering designers like Melinda Gloss and the Italian sunglass manufacturer LGR, with whom they secured exclusive United States representation. }}
  • (archaic) A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the sun's rays into a focus.
    • Lighting a cigar with a sunglass — Hawthorne.

    sunglasses

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sun-glasses

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun.
  • (colloquial) A person wearing sunglasses
  • * 2011 , - (We Are Young)
    • My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses asking 'bout a scar

    Synonyms

    * shades (slang) * sunnies (Australian slang)