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Definitions for Spectacles
[1] anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
[2] a public show or display, especially on a large scale: The coronation was a lavish spectacle.
[3] spectacles. eyeglasses, especially with pieces passing over or around the ears for holding them in place.
[4] Often spectacles. something resembling spectacles in shape or function. any of various devices suggesting spectacles, as one attached to a semaphore to display lights or different colors by colored glass.
[5] Obsolete . a spyglass.
[6] make a spectacle of oneself , to call attention to one's unseemly behavior; behave foolishly or badly in public: They tell me I made a spectacle of myself at the party last night.
[7] a pair of glasses for correcting defective vision Often (informal) shortened to: specs
[8] pair of spectacles cricket a score of 0 in each innings of a match
[9] a public display or performance, esp a showy or ceremonial one
[10] a thing or person seen, esp an unusual or ridiculous one he makes a spectacle of himself
[11] a strange or interesting object or phenomenon
[12] (modifier) of or relating to spectacles a spectacle case
Words related to Spectacles
spectacleglasses, monocle, sunglasses, contacts, pince-nez, shades, specs, blinkers, goggles, lorgnette, bifocals, trifocals
Words nearby Spectacles
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Origin of Spectacles
1300–50; Middle English < Latin spectāculum a sight, spectacle, derivative of spectāre, frequentative of specere to look, regard. See -cle2
Other words from Spectacles
spec·ta·cle·less , adjective
spec·ta·cle·like , adjective
su·per·spec·ta·cle , noun
Word origin for Spectacles
C14: via Old French from Latin spectaculum a show, from spectāre to watch, from specere to look at
Synonyms for Spectacles
bifocals, blinkers, contacts, glasses, goggles, lorgnette, monocle, pince-nez, shades, specs, sunglasses, contact lenses, pair of glasses, reading glasses, trifocals