Meanings
sunglasses1
nounsunglasses pl (plural only, attributive sunglass)
attributive sunglass · alternative sun glasses · alternative sun-glasses
- pluralplural onlyTinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.
It is impossible to know accurately how you look in your sunglasses.
1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 75 - colloquialpluralplural onlyA person wearing sunglasses
My seat’s been taken by some sunglasses asking 'bout a scar
2011, Fun, We Are Young
sunglasses2
noun
- pluralplural of sunglass (“type of lens”)
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
noun(plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
sunglasses · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥
- Proto-Germanic*sunnô
- Proto-Germanic*sunnǭ
- Proto-West Germanic*sunnā
- Old Englishsunne
- Middle Englishsonne
- Englishsun
- Englishglasses
- Englishsunglasses
Translations
Arabic نَظَّارَة شَمْسِيَّة, نَظَّارَة شَمْس
- نَظَّارَة شَمْسِيَّة (naẓẓāra šamsiyya)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- نَظَّارَة شَمْس (naẓẓārat šams)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Basque eguzkitako betaurrekoak
- eguzkitako betaurrekoaktinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Bengali রোদ চশমা
- রোদ চশমা (rōd cośma)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Bulgarian слъ́нчеви очила́
- слъ́нчеви очила́ (slắnčevi očilá)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Catalan ulleres de sol
- ulleres de soltinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Chinese Cantonese 太陽眼鏡 /太阳眼镜, 太陽鏡 /太阳镜
- 太陽眼鏡 /太阳眼镜tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- 太陽鏡 /太阳镜 (taai³ joeng⁴ geng⁶)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- 墨鏡 /墨镜 (mak⁶ geng³)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- 黑超 (hak¹ ciu¹)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Chinese Mandarin 太陽眼鏡 /太阳眼镜, 太陽鏡 /太阳镜
- 太陽眼鏡 /太阳眼镜 (tàiyáng yǎnjìng)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- 太陽鏡 /太阳镜 (tàiyáng jìng)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- 墨鏡 /墨镜 (mòjìng)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Czech sluneční brýle
- sluneční brýletinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Danish solbriller
- solbrillertinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Dutch zonnebril
- zonnebriltinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Esperanto sunokulvitroj
- sunokulvitrojtinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Estonian päikeseprillid, päikseprillid
- päikeseprillidtinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- päikseprillidtinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Finnish aurinkolasit
- aurinkolasittinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
French lunettes de soleil
- lunettes de soleiltinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
German Sonnenbrille
- Sonnenbrilletinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Greek γυαλιά ηλίου
- γυαλιά ηλίου (gyaliá ilíou)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Hebrew מִשְׁקְפֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ
- מִשְׁקְפֵי שֶׁמֶשׁ (mishkefé shémesh)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Hindi धूप का चश्मा, काला चश्मा
- धूप का चश्मा (dhūp kā caśmā)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- काला चश्मा (kālā caśmā)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Hungarian napszemüveg
- napszemüvegtinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Icelandic sólgleraugu
- sólgleraugutinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Indonesian kacamata hitam
- kacamata hitamtinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Irish spéaclaí gréine, gloiní gréine
- spéaclaí gréinetinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- gloiní gréinetinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Italian occhiali da sole
- occhiali da soletinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Japanese サングラス
- サングラス (sangurasu)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Korean 선글라스, 썬글라스
- 선글라스 (seon'geullaseu)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- 썬글라스 (sseon'geullaseu)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- 색안경 (saegan'gyeong)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Latvian saulesbrilles
- saulesbrillestinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Lithuanian akiniai nuo saulės
- akiniai nuo saulėstinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Malay cermin mata hitam
- cermin mata hitamtinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Māori mōhiti ārai hihirā
- mōhiti ārai hihirātinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Norwegian Bokmål solbrille
- solbrilletinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Polish okulary przeciwsłoneczne
- okulary przeciwsłonecznetinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Portuguese óculos de sol, óculos escuros
- óculos de soltinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- óculos escurostinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Romanian ochelari de soare
- ochelari de soaretinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Russian со́лнечные очки́, тёмные очки́
- со́лнечные очки́ (sólnečnyje očkí)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- тёмные очки́ (tjómnyje očkí)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- со̀лнцезащи́тные очки́ (sòlncezaščítnyje očkí)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Scottish Gaelic speuclairean-grèine, glainneachan-grèine
- speuclairean-grèinetinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- glainneachan-grèinetinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Slovak slnečné okuliare
- slnečné okuliaretinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Spanish gafas de sol
- gafas de soltinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Swahili miwani ya jua
- miwani ya juatinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Swedish solglasögon, solbrillor
- solglasögontinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- solbrillortinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Tagalog salaming pang-araw
- salaming pang-arawtinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Tamil கருப்புக் கண்ணாடி
- கருப்புக் கண்ணாடி (karuppuk kaṇṇāṭi)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Thai แว่นกันแดด
- แว่นกันแดด (wɛ̂n-gan-dɛ̀ɛt)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Turkish güneş gözlüğü
- güneş gözlüğütinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Ukrainian со́нячні окуля́ри, те́мні окуля́ри
- со́нячні окуля́ри (sónjačni okuljáry)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- те́мні окуля́ри (témni okuljáry)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- сонцезахисні́ окуля́ри (soncezaxysní okuljáry)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Urdu دُھوپ کا چَشْمَہ, کالا چَشْمَہ
- دُھوپ کا چَشْمَہ (dhūp kā caśma)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- کالا چَشْمَہ (kālā caśma)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Vietnamese kính râm, kiếng mát
- kính râmtinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- kiếng máttinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
- kính máttinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Yiddish זונברילן
- זונברילן (zunbriln)tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
Cite this entry
APA
sunglasses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunglasses
MLA
“sunglasses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunglasses. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunglasses,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunglasses.
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