earphones

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noun

A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.

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Meanings

earphones1

nounearphones pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.

earphones2

noun
  1. pluralplural of earphone

Origin

Plural of earphone.

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Translations

Arabic سَمَّاعَات
  • سَمَّاعَات (sammāʕāt)small speakers worn over the ears
Bulgarian слу́шалки
  • слу́шалки (slúšalki)small speakers worn over the ears
Catalan auriculars
  • auricularssmall speakers worn over the ears
Chinese Cantonese 耳機 /耳机
  • 耳機 /耳机 (ji⁵ gei¹)small speakers worn over the ears
Chinese Mandarin 耳機 /耳机
  • 耳機 /耳机 (ěrjī)small speakers worn over the ears
Czech špunty
  • špuntysmall speakers worn over the ears
Danish øretelefon
  • øretelefonsmall speakers worn over the ears
Dutch oortelefoon
  • oortelefoonsmall speakers worn over the ears
Esperanto aŭskultiloj, orelaŭskultiloj
  • aŭskultilojsmall speakers worn over the ears
  • orelaŭskultilojsmall speakers worn over the ears
Estonian kõrvaklapid
  • kõrvaklapidsmall speakers worn over the ears
Finnish kuulokkeet
  • kuulokkeetsmall speakers worn over the ears
French écouteurs
  • écouteurssmall speakers worn over the ears
German Ohrhörer
  • Ohrhörersmall speakers worn over the ears
Greek ακουστικά
  • ακουστικά (akoustiká)small speakers worn over the ears
Hebrew אָזְנִית
  • אָזְנִית (oznít)small speakers worn over the ears
Hindi आकर्णक, हेडफ़ोन
  • आकर्णक (ākarṇak)small speakers worn over the ears
  • हेडफ़ोन (heḍfon)small speakers worn over the ears
Hungarian fejhallgató, fülhallgató
  • fejhallgatósmall speakers worn over the ears
  • fülhallgatósmall speakers worn over the ears
Indonesian penyuara kuping, fon telinga
  • penyuara kupingsmall speakers worn over the ears
  • fon telingasmall speakers worn over the ears
Irish cluasáin
  • cluasáinsmall speakers worn over the ears
Italian cuffie
  • cuffiesmall speakers worn over the ears
Japanese イヤフォン, イヤホン
  • イヤフォン (iyafon)small speakers worn over the ears
  • イヤホン (iyahon)small speakers worn over the ears
  • ヘッドフォン (heddofon)small speakers worn over the ears
Korean 이어폰, 헤드폰
  • 이어폰 (ieopon)small speakers worn over the ears
  • 헤드폰 (hedeupon)small speakers worn over the ears
Latin auscultābulum
  • auscultābulumsmall speakers worn over the ears
Malay fon telinga
  • fon telingasmall speakers worn over the ears
Norwegian Bokmål hodetelefon
  • hodetelefonsmall speakers worn over the ears
Polish słuchawki
  • słuchawkismall speakers worn over the ears
Portuguese fones, auriculares
  • fonessmall speakers worn over the ears
  • auricularessmall speakers worn over the ears
  • fones de ouvidosmall speakers worn over the ears
Romanian căști
  • căștismall speakers worn over the ears
Russian нау́шники
  • нау́шники (naúšniki)small speakers worn over the ears
Slovak slúchadlá
  • slúchadlásmall speakers worn over the ears
Spanish auriculares, audífonos
  • auricularessmall speakers worn over the ears
  • audífonossmall speakers worn over the ears
Swedish hörlur
  • hörlursmall speakers worn over the ears
Thai หูฟัง
  • หูฟัง (hǔu-fang)small speakers worn over the ears
Turkish kulaklık
  • kulaklıksmall speakers worn over the ears
Ukrainian наву́шники
  • наву́шники (navúšnyky)small speakers worn over the ears
Urdu ہیڈ فون, ہیڈ فونْز
  • ہیڈ فون (heḍ fon)small speakers worn over the ears
  • ہیڈ فونْز (heḍ fonz)small speakers worn over the ears
Vietnamese tai nghe, ê-cút-tơ
  • tai nghesmall speakers worn over the ears
  • ê-cút-tơsmall speakers worn over the ears
Cite this entry
APA

earphones. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earphones

MLA

“earphones.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earphones. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earphones,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earphones.

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