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shades vs spectacles

spectacles vs shades

shades and spectacles both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shades Yes No No No
spectacles Yes No No No
As nouns, spectacles is a hypernym of shades; that is, spectacles is a word with a broader meaning than shades:
  • shades: (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
  • spectacles: (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
Other hypernyms of shades include eyeglasses, glasses, specs.
shades (noun) spectacles (noun)
(plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something
Difference between shades and spectacles

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