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spectacled

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Wearing spectacles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having the appearance of wearing spectacles, especially of animals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a bespectacled grandmother
  • the monocled gentleman

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bespectacled, monocled

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From spectacle + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: silmälasikuvioinen — having an appearance of wearing spectacles
  • Polish: z obwódkami wokół oczu — having an appearance of wearing spectacles