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 big news at Coccinelle was the launch of eyewear, which will be a new focus alongside the brand’s core bag collection and growing shoe assortment. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Naperville will be the fifth location for the boutique eyewear store, which has one shop in Skokie and three in Chicago. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

The company is increasingly treating ordinary-looking eyewear as a platform for computing, AI, communication, and now hearing assistance. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

But Meta doesn’t view the eyewear as a replacement for people’s television or going to in-person events. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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