Spectacles

Definition: Spectacles

Spectacles

Noun

1. Optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.

Date "spectacles" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Domain	Definition
Dream Interpretation	To dream of spectacles, foretells that strangers will cause changes in your affairs. Frauds will be practised on your credulity. To dream that you see broken spectacles, denotes estrangement caused by fondness for illegal pleasures. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Literature	Spectacles the device of Thackeray in drawings made by him. In Punch, vol. xx. No. 495, p. 8, is a butcher's boy chalking up "No Popery," and the tray forms a pair of spectacles, showing it was designed by Thackeray. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Medicine	A pair of ophthalmic lenses together with frame or mounting. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Spectacles

Synonyms: eyeglasses (n), glasses (n), specs (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Misjudgment	Prejudge, forejudge; presuppose, presume, prejudicate; dogmatize; have a bias; Noun: have only one idea; jurare in verba magistri, run away with the notion; jump to a conclusion, rush to a conclusion, leap to a conclusion, judge hastily, shoot from the hip, jump to conclusions; look only at one side of the shield; view with jaundiced eye, view through distorting spectacles; not see beyond one's nose; dare pondus fumo; get the wrong sow by the ear; (blunder).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Spectacles

English words defined with "spectacles": amphitheater, amphitheatre, anaglyphy, arena ♦ coliseum ♦ dark glasses ♦ escolar, eyeglass wearer ♦ glasses case, goggles ♦ Lepidocybium flavobrunneum ♦ Pantoscopic, pince-nez ♦ shades, sunglasses. (references)

Specialty definitions using "spectacles": Blimber ♦ Gig-lamps, GLASS EYES ♦ Moses Primrose ♦ orthopedic spectacles ♦ pantoscopic glasses, Pickwick ♦ radiore method ♦ Verdant Green. (references)

Etymologies containing "spectacles": Brills. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Spectacles" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

French (sights).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	What about your spectacles and fancy clothes? (Unforgiven; writing credit: Walon Green; Roy N. Sickner) You can get them spectacles now. (Unforgiven; writing credit: Walon Green; Roy N. Sickner) Gentlemen, you'll permit me to put on my spectacles, as I have grown not only grey but also blind in the service of my country. (George Washington; writing credit: Jon Boothe; Richard Fielder) If you don't scold and dominate us We will never give you cause to hate us We won't hide your spectacles so you can't see Put toads in your bed or pepper in your tea. (Mary Poppins; writing credit: P.L. Travers; Bill Walsh) Spectacles, Testicles, Watch, Wallet. (Keeping the Faith; writing credit: Stuart Blumberg)
Movie/TV Titles	A Pair of Spectacles (1916) Tous en scène! Ou spectacles d'une élection (2002)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	The 2000 Import and Export Market for Spectacles and Spectacle Frames in Europe (reference) The 2002 World Forecasts of Spectacles and Spectacle Frames Export Supplies (reference) The 2003 World Forecasts of Spectacles and Spectacle Frames Export Supplies (reference) The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Spectacles (reference) The World Market for Spectacles and Spectacle Frames: A 2003 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Disappearing Acts: Spectacles of Gender and Nationalism in Argentina's 'Dirty War (reference) Displaying Women: Spectacles of Leisure in Edith Wharton's New York (reference) Magic Spectacles and Other Easy-To Read Stories (reference) Museum Culture: Histories, Discourses, Spectacles (Media and Society, Vol 6) (reference) Spectacles (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Calendrier Des Spectacles Place Des Arts (reference) L&a Spectacles (reference) Officiel Des Spectacles (reference) (more periodical examples)

Music	Gold Spectacles [SOUNDTRACK] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Fitting the right lenses in his spectacles ... means he can once more see the world about him. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by N. Willard..		Who stole the tarts?] Here the Queen put on her spectacles and began staring at the Hatter .. Credit: Library of Congress.
	The OP spectacles / Cruikshank del. Credit: Library of Congress.		Samuel G. Goodrich, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, wearing spectacles. Credit: Library of Congress.
	William Frederick Havemeyer, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, arms crossed, with side whiskers, wearing spectacles. Credit: Library of Congress.		Truman Smith, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles. Credit: Library of Congress.
	George Perkins Marsh family. Marsh seated beside a table with tablecloth, on the left, his head turned to the right, wearing spectacles, his wife seated on the right, her hand on his, her head slightly to the left, both holding papers; Caroline's sister,. Credit: Library of Congress.		Cornelius Mathews, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing spectacles. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Philip Coker, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated, wearing spectacles. Credit: Library of Congress.		Imre Kiralfy's greatest of all spectacles, Venice, the bride of the sea, at Olympia. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Josh Billings	If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it as the old woman did her lost spectacles. Safe on her own nose all the time.
Oliver Wendell Holmes	Revolutions are not made by men in spectacles.
Thomas De Quincey	Call for the grandest of all earthly spectacles, what is that? It is the sun going to his rest.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Alice in Wonderland	Carroll, Lewis	Here the Queen put on her spectacles, and began staring hard at the Hatter, who turned pale and fidgeted.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	It is the peculiarity of sublime spectacles that they take possession of every soul, and make of every witness a spectator.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	A heavybuilt student wearing gold spectacles stared with some wonder at the questioner.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Some 175,000 persons over the age of 16 require special vision aids in addition to regular spectacles. (references)
Civil Liberties	Costa Rica	The Office of Control of Public Spectacles rates films and has the authority to restrict or prohibit their showing; it has similar powers over television programs and stage plays. (references)
Political Economy	VENEZUELA	Minors may not work in mines or smelters, in occupations "that risk life or health," in jobs that could damage their intellectual or moral development, or in "public spectacles." Those under 16 years of age cannot work more than 6 hours a day, or 30 hours a week. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Spectacles" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.83% of the time. "Spectacles" is used about 590 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	99.83%	589	10,783
Noun (proper)	0.17%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	590	N/A

Expressions using "spectacles": a pair of spectacles ♦ cyclops spectacles ♦ hearing spectacles ♦ orthopedic spectacles ♦ pair of spectacles ♦ Periscopic spectacles ♦ see things through rose spectacles ♦ spectacles case ♦ view through distorting spectacles. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "spectacles": Arts-spectacles, half-spectacles.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "spectacles"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		bril (glasses). (various references)

Albanian		syze (barnacle, eyeglass, eyeglasses, eyepiece, glass, glasses, goggles, lens, ocular, specs), gjyzlykë (eyeglass, glasses). (various references)

Arabic		‏نظارات (barnacle, glasses), ‏ببهرجة. (various references)

Bulgarian		очила (barnacle, eyeglasses, glasses, goggles, specs). (various references)

Catalan		ulleres (glasses). (various references)

Chinese		眼镜 (spectacle), 眼鏡 (eyeglasses). (various references)

Czech		brejle (specs). (various references)

Danish		briller (glasses). (various references)

Dutch		bril (glasses, seat). (various references)

Esperanto		okulvitroj (glasses). (various references)

Finnish		silmälasit (glasses, goggles). (various references)

French		lunettes (specs). (various references)

German		Brille (eye glasses, eyeglasses, glasses, goggles, specs, toilet seat), Schauspiele. (various references)

Greek		γυαλιά (glasses). (various references)

Hebrew		משקפים (glasses). (various references)

Hungarian		szemüveg (eyeglasses, glasses, pair of eye-glasses, specs). (various references)

Indonesian		kaca mata (eyeglasses, glasses). (various references)

Italian		occhiali (glass, glasses, goggles, specs). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		眼鏡 (glasses). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		が�"きょう (dogged, glasses, ringleader, stubborn, tenacious), めがね (glasses). (various references)

Korean		가관 (spectacle). (various references)

Lombard		oggiaj (glasses). (various references)

Manx		speckleyryn (glasses). (various references)

Norwegian		briller (glasses). (various references)

Papiamen		brel di bista (glasses), brel (glasses). (various references)

Pig Latin		ectaclesspay

Portuguese		óculos (eyeglasses, glass, glasses, specs, telescope). (various references)

Romanian		ochelari (barnacles, Blinders, blinkers, eye-glass, glass, glasses, goggles, lorgnette, sunglasses). (various references)

Russian		очки (eyeglasses, glass, glasses, specs). (various references)

Scottish		speuclair (pair of spectacles). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		naočari (eyeglasses, specs). (various references)

Spanish		gafas (glasses, pair of spectacles, specs), lentes (glasses, lenses, specs). (various references)

Sranan		aygrasi (glasses). (various references)

Swedish		glasögon (eyeglasses, glasses, goggles, spects). (various references)

Turkish		gözlük (a pair of eyeglasses, a pair of spectacles, eyeglasses, glasses, goggles, specs). (various references)

Turkmen		дяnek (glasses). (various references)

Ukrainian		кольорове скло світлофора, окуляри (barnacle, barnacles, glasses, peepers, specs). (various references)

Welsh		sbectol. (various references)

Zulu		izibuko (glasses). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words ending with "spectacles": superspectacles. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Spectacles" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: spectable, spectacal, spectale, spectecel, spectecle, specticle, spetacle. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "spectacles" (pronounced spe"ktukulz)
6	-t u k u l z	articles, obstacles, particles, tentacles.
5	-u k u l z	barnacles, chronicles, follicles, miracles, oracles, ossicles, radicals.
4	-k u l z	agrochemicals, ankles, bicycles, bifocals, biologicals, buckles, chemicals, chuckles, circles, crackles, cubicles, cycles, cyclicals, debacles, encyclicals, evangelicals, freckles, grackles, hackles, honeysuckles, icicles, knuckles, locals, mickles, motorcycles, musicals, nickels, Nickles, nicols, periodicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, rankles, rascals, receptacles, recycles, runkles, shackles, shekels, sickles, sparkles, sprinkles, stickles, tackles, Technicals, testicles, tickles, trickles, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, vehicles, vocals, winkles, wrinkles.
3	-u l z	ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, ambles, angels, angles, animals, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bindles, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, bugles, bundles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chisels, chorals, chortles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, counterproposals, couples, cradles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cudgels, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, fossils, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, officials, ogles, oodles, Orientals, originals, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, raffles, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shambles, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, specials, spirals, spirituals, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tangibles, tangles, taxables, temples, terminals, testimonials, thistles, throttles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-l-p-s-s-t"
	-1 letter: spectacle.
	-2 letters: capelets, celestas, pectases, tapeless.
	-3 letters: accepts, aspects, capelet, capless, caplets, castles, celesta, ectases, elapses, escapes, pastels, pectase, pesetas, pestles, placets, pleases, selects, staples, teasels.
	-4 letters: accept, access, asleep, aspect, calces, caplet, castes, castle, ceases, cestas, clasps, claspt, clasts, cleats, clepes, easels, eclats, elapse, elates, elects, epacts, escape, etapes, lapses, leases, leasts, palest.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-e-l-p-s-s-t"
	+4 letters: acceptableness, conceptualises, superspectacle.
	+5 letters: complicatedness, practicableness, practicalnesses, superspectacles.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
spectacles	124	glasses spectacles sun	4
des officiel spectacles	30	online prescription spectacles	4
paris spectacles	21	prescription spectacles	4
des l officiel spectacles	10	illusion magic spectacles	4
montreal spectacles	6	agence de spectacles	3
spectacles vintage	6	gillett groupe spectacles	3
spectacles sports	5	pour scene spectacles	3
safety spectacles	5	en france spectacles	3
antique spectacles	5	montréal spectacles	3
fishing spectacles	5	d danse de ecoles spectacles	3
nike prescription spectacles	5	sonorisation spectacles	3
basketball spectacles	5	festivites jean spectacles st	3
de rue spectacles	5	de producteur spectacles	3
adidas spectacles	4	billetterie spectacles	3
designer spectacles	4	history spectacles	2
de meilleures place spectacles	4	achat billet de spectacles	2
prescription spectacles sport	4	achat de spectacles ticket	2
de entrepreneur spectacles	4	antique gold spectacles	2
designer spectacles uk	4	paul smith spectacles	2
single vision spectacles	4	carrefour spectacles	2
		quebec spectacles	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Spectacles

Definition: Spectacles

Spectacles

Noun

Specialty Definition: Spectacles

Synonyms: Spectacles

Synonyms within Context: Spectacles

Misjudgment

Crosswords: Spectacles

Modern Usage: Spectacles

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Commercial Usage: Spectacles

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Familiar Quotations: Spectacles

Josh Billings

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Thomas De Quincey

Use in Literature: Spectacles

Alice in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Non-Fiction Usage: Spectacles

Usage Frequency: Spectacles

Expressions: Spectacles

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Spectacles

Modern Translation: Spectacles

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Derivations & Misspellings: Spectacles

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