Sunglasses Meaning and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：Shades (Sunglasses)

Sunglasses 🔊

/ˈsʌnˌɡlæsɪz/

Glasses with dark lenses that protect your eyes from the sun.

Stylish sunglasses reflecting blue sky on sunny beach

Shades 🔊

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/ʃeɪdz/

A pair of glasses with tinted lenses worn to protect the eyes from sunlight.

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📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Compound of 'sun' (star) + 'glasses' (eyewear).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of the sun shining, so you need glasses to shade your eyes.

📖 Example

Before going to the beach, Jane put on her sunglasses to protect her eyes from the bright glare. 🔊 Before going to the beach, Jane put on her sunglasses to protect her eyes from the bright glare.

🔗 Collocations

put on sunglasses – to place sunglasses on one's face

wear sunglasses – to have sunglasses on as a fashion or functional item

designer sunglasses – high-end, branded sunglasses often associated with fashion

🔄 Synonyms

shades (n.) – informal term for sunglasses

sunnies (n.) – informal British term for sunglasses

dark glasses (n.) – glasses with dark lenses

📖 Cultural Story

Sunglasses became popular in the 1930s when pilots used them to reduce glare. In 1929, Sam Foster sold the first mass-produced sunglasses in Atlantic City.