sunglasses

[suhn-glas-iz, -glah-siz]

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plural noun

eyeglasses with colored or tinted lenses that protect the eyes from the glare of sunlight.

Origin of sunglasses

1800–10; sun + glasses

sunglass¹

[suhn-glas, -glahs]

noun

burning glass.

Origin of sunglass¹

First recorded in 1800–10; sun + glass

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for sunglasses

Contemporary Examples

You should not be seen on streets, but in airports, in big coats and sunglasses.
Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva
Tim Teeman
October 21, 2014
There are rock-survivor-y types in black, with sunglasses, whose demeanor speaks of lost nights and rare contact with daylight.
The Cult of Blondie: Debbie Harry’s Very Special New York Picture Show
Tim Teeman
October 1, 2014
He sat at the witness table disguised in a baseball cap and sunglasses, with a blue hoodie over his head.
Syrian Defector: Assad Poised to Torture and Murder 150,000 More
Josh Rogin
July 31, 2014
To congratulate him on his victory, Abdullah gave his little brother an expensive rubber safety band for his Ray Ban sunglasses.
Al Jazeera Journo Abdullah El-Shamy Goes On Hunger Strike In Egyptian Jail
Jonathan Krohn
March 29, 2014
Rocking a man-tank, sunglasses, and sultry pout, Billy Ray looks both embarrassingly excited to be included and super confused.
You Can't Unsee Billy Ray Cyrus’s Pseudo Hip Hop ‘Achy Breaky 2’
Amy Zimmerman
February 12, 2014

Historical Examples

We wore the silk scarf, sunglasses and rakish hat with a leather Jacket.
The Biography of a Rabbit
Roy Benson
Rations for the night we would spend in the pass, our few remaining blankets, ropes, sunglasses.
The Planet Savers
Marion Zimmer Bradley
It was a girl whose face was sharp and rodent-like, half-hidden by a giant pair of sunglasses.
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow
No, he didn't have sunglasses on because it was so late in the evening, just about dark.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He had glasses, because he took them off and put them back on before he left, and they were not sunglasses.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for sunglasses

sunglasses

pl n

glasses with darkened or polarizing lenses that protect the eyes from the sun's glare

sunglass

noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for sunglasses

n.

1917, from sun (n.) + glasses. Earlier sunglass (1804) meant a burning glass.

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Examples from the Web for sunglasses

Contemporary Examples

You should not be seen on streets, but in airports, in big coats and sunglasses.

There are rock-survivor-y types in black, with sunglasses, whose demeanor speaks of lost nights and rare contact with daylight.

He sat at the witness table disguised in a baseball cap and sunglasses, with a blue hoodie over his head.

To congratulate him on his victory, Abdullah gave his little brother an expensive rubber safety band for his Ray Ban sunglasses.

Rocking a man-tank, sunglasses, and sultry pout, Billy Ray looks both embarrassingly excited to be included and super confused.

Historical Examples

We wore the silk scarf, sunglasses and rakish hat with a leather Jacket.

Rations for the night we would spend in the pass, our few remaining blankets, ropes, sunglasses.

It was a girl whose face was sharp and rodent-like, half-hidden by a giant pair of sunglasses.

No, he didn't have sunglasses on because it was so late in the evening, just about dark.

He had glasses, because he took them off and put them back on before he left, and they were not sunglasses.

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Word Origin and History for sunglasses

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Origin of sunglasses

sunglass¹

Origin of sunglass¹