Word Type

Noun

The word "sunglasses" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bag car drugstore eyeglass store glove compartment glove compartment of car glovebox purse shirt pocket stores along beach sunglass case sunglass store

Capable Of

shade eyes from sun

Derived Terms

Irish sunglasses aviator sunglasses pair of sunglasses

Derived From

sun

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

eyeglasses glasses specs spectacles

Type Of (IsA)

eyeglasses glasses health and beauty product sensory enhancement device visual spectacles sporting goods

Receives Action

worn on face worn to cover ones eyes

Related Terms

glasses

Synonym Network

cooling glasses shades smoked sunnies

Used For

cool guy filter sunshine guard eyesight look at women look cool make look cool make potato head look real prevent damage to eyes protect eyes protect eyes from sun protecting eyes from sunlight protection protection from sun reduce glare see comfortably in bright sun seeing better shade eyes

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.