spectacled
/'spektəkld/
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
Adjective
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wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass
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a bespectacled grandmother
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the monocled gentleman
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