Standard Lemma guide

headset

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈhɛdsɛt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 D S EH2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any electronic device worn on the head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

On a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A mindset.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

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Meaning relationships

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5

noun

Meaning 5

receiver consisting of a pair of headphones

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: telephone receiver, receiver

History

Etymology

From head + set.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ականջակալներ (akanǰakalner) — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Catalan: cascos — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耳麥 /耳麦 (ěrmài) — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Danish: høretelefon — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Dutch: headset — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Esperanto: kaptelefono — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Finnish: kuulokkeet — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Finnish: kuulokemikrofoni — pair of headphones or earphones
  • French: casque — pair of headphones or earphones
  • French: casque-micro — pair of headphones or earphones
  • French: micro-casque — pair of headphones or earphones
  • French: casque avec microphone — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Georgian: ყურსაცვამი (q̇ursacvami) — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Georgian: ყურსასმენი (q̇ursasmeni) — pair of headphones or earphones
  • German: Headset — pair of headphones or earphones
  • German: Hörsprechgarnitur — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Hungarian: fejhallgató — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Hungarian: fülhallgató — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Irish: gléas cinn — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Japanese: ヘッドセット (heddosetto) — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Korean: 헤드셋 (hedeuset) — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Norwegian: hodesett — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Polish: słuchawki z mikrofonem — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Russian: нау́шники (naúšniki) — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Spanish: audífono con micrófono — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Swedish: headset — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Tagalog: pang-ulong hatinig — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Turkish: kulaklık — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Ukrainian: наву́шники (navúšnyky) — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Vietnamese: tai nghe — pair of headphones or earphones
  • Danish: hovedsæt — electronic device worn on the head
  • Finnish: kuulokkeet — electronic device worn on the head
  • Finnish: lasit — electronic device worn on the head
  • Finnish: kypärä — electronic device worn on the head
  • Finnish: panta — electronic device worn on the head
  • Finnish: päähine — electronic device worn on the head
  • Irish: gléas cinn — electronic device worn on the head
  • Polish: słuchawki — electronic device worn on the head
  • Spanish: casco — electronic device worn on the head
  • Dutch: balhoofd — on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
  • Finnish: ohjainlaakeri — on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
  • French: jeu de direction — on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
  • German: Steuersatz — on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
  • German: Lenkkopf — on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
  • Japanese: ヘッドセット (heddosetto) — on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
  • Korean: 헤드셋 (hedeuset) — on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
  • Polish: stery — on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
  • Portuguese: caixa de direção — on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
  • Spanish: set de dirección — on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame