sunglass

¹ American  

[suhn-glas, -glahs] / ˈsʌnˌglæs, -ˌglɑs /

noun

1. burning glass.

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sunglass ² American  

[suhn-glas, -glahs] / ˈsʌnˌglæs, -ˌglɑs /

adjective

1. of or relating to sunglasses.

   a new concept in sunglass design.

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sunglass British  

/ ˈsʌnˌɡlɑːs /

noun

1. a convex lens used to focus the sun's rays and thus produce heat or ignition; burning glass

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Etymology

Origin of sunglass

First recorded in 1800–10; sun + glass

Example Sentences

The AI eyewear will launch this fall in several optical and sunglass styles, per the announcement made during Google’s I/O event.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Critics once dismissed Rajinikanth as a mere "Style King," known for his cigarette flicks, sunglass twirls, and punchy dialogues laced with wry humour.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

Dillon Francis was at the shop and Morrissey walked into this sunglass store next door.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

Shares in EssilorLuxottica, which owns the Oakley and Ray-Ban sunglass brands and makes sunglasses and spectacle frames for labels including Chanel and Prada, were up 2.3% after the quarterly results, which slightly beat analysts’ forecasts.

From Reuters • Mar. 11, 2022

The counterfeit sunglass sellers were gone, but they'd been replaced by guys selling robot dogs that barked the national anthem and would lift their legs if you showed them a picture of Osama bin Laden.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory