spectacled

/'spektəkld/

Thân thiện

A bespectacled librarian reads a book in a quiet study.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Wearing eyeglasses: Describes a person or animal whose face is adorned with eyeglasses. 2. ͏(Zoology) Having markings resembling eyeglasses: Describes an animal, especially around the eyes, that has natural color patterns or markings that look like it is wearing spectacles.

Examples

• The spectacled professor peered over his glasses at the textbook.
• The spectacled cobra is easily identified by the pattern on the back of its hood.
• In the old photograph, my spectacled great-grandfather looks very serious.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal or descriptive writing, particularly in zoology (e.g., spectacled caiman, spectacled owl, spectacled bear).
• When describing a person, it is a neutral, factual descriptor. The more common informal synonym is "wearing glasses."

Variants and Related Words

• Bespectacled (adj.): A synonym, almost exclusively used to describe a person who wears glasses. (e.g., ).

Synonyms

• Wearing glasses
• Bespectacled
• (Informal) With glasses on

Antonyms

• Without glasses

Học thuật

Adjective

1. wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass
   • a bespectacled grandmother
   • the monocled gentleman

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bespectacled
• monocled