Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sunglasses

/sˈʌnɡlˌæsɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
sun-glass-es
IPA
/sˈʌnɡlˌæsɪz/
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.

noun

A person wearing sunglasses

Colloquial

noun

plural of sunglass (“type of lens”)

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der. Proto-Germanic *sunnô Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ Proto-West Germanic *sunnā Old English sunne Middle English sonne English sun English glasses English sunglasses From sun + glasses.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sunglass (attributive) sun glasses (alternative) sun-glasses (alternative)

Phrases

aviator sunglasses Irish sunglasses pair of sunglasses

Synonyms

shades sunnies cooling glasses smoked glasses smoked spectacles sunspecs dark glasses

Questions

How do you pronounce sunglasses?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌnɡlˌæsɪz/.
What does sunglasses mean?
Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.
Where does sunglasses come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der. Proto-Germanic *sunnô Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ Proto-West Germanic *sunnā Old English sunne Middle English sonne English sun English glasses English sunglasses From sun + glasses.

How to pronounce sunglasses

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