anti-glare

adjective

an·​ti-glare ˌan-tē-ˈgler How to pronounce anti-glare (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or less commonly antiglare
: reducing or preventing glare
anti-glare glass
an anti-glare coating

Examples of anti-glare in a Sentence

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Its 85-inch QLED display features a highly matte anti-glare screen, so your art and movies look lifelike without annoying reflections. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026 With 1000 nits of brightness, anti-glare treatment, and an IP56 weather-resistant build, it’s designed to live outdoors year-round while maintaining a refined, unobtrusive presence. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026 Glass cleaners like Windex contain harsh solvents that could damage or strip off the anti-glare coating. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026 As before, the 14-inch MacBook Pro is available in either silver or black and can be configured with an anti-glare display. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 To avoid harsh glare, turn screens at a right angle to windows or use an anti-glare filter. Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025 The surface of the display has an anti-glare coating and like most IPS panels offers a viewing angle of 178 degrees, both vertically and horizontally with less than 2% brightness deviation. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-glare was in 1894

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“Anti-glare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-glare. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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