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

Founded in 2014, Kering Eyewear was a pioneer in changing the business model for luxury groups in the eyewear category, straying from the well-trodden licensing business model. —Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 June 2025

The eyewear store originally opened in fall 2015 but was closed from September last year to May 24 after a water main failure partially flooded the Westfield UTC mall. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025

The eyewear institution Selima Salaun is also a bit of a NoHo fixture, and spotted Henry Zankov dining in the restaurant. —Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025

The eyewear functions only as a fancy blindfold — there is no VR component in this game. —Claire Franken, TVLine, 27 May 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