eyewear

noun

eye·​wear ˈī-ˌwer 

: corrective or protective devices (such as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes

Examples of eyewear in a Sentence

a shop that specialized in fashionable eyewear

Recent Examples on the Web

The store, covering 3,240 square feet over one floor, carries men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, accessories, footwear, eyewear and home pieces from the Casa line. —Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025

Costelloe's label produces designs in womenswear, menswear, bags, accessories, jewelry, homeware, eyewear and occasionwear for children, per the site. —Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025

Companies like European eyewear manufacturer EssilorLuxottica could also have interest and with even less regulatory uncertainty. —Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025

Smart eyewear and future lenses could display glanceable stats or even monitor biomarkers for research settings, while today’s standard contacts simply keep vision correction convenient for workouts and workdays alike. —William Jones, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eyewear

• aftercare
• anywhere
• billionaire
• chinaware
• debonair
• dinnerware
• disrepair
• doctrinaire
• earthenware
• everywhere
• frigidaire
• kitchenware

Medical Definition

eyewear

noun

eye·​wear ˈī-ˌwa(ə)r, -ˌwe(ə)r 

: corrective or protective devices (as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes