Dictionary

headphones en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhedfəʉnz/ (Australia)
• /ˈhɛdfoːnz/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
• /ˈhedfɐʉnz/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈhɛdfəʊnz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/ (US)
• /ˈhɛdfonz/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English phones English headphones From head + phones.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-normally) A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
   • Circumaural headphones enclose the ear, supra-aural headphones rest on the ear's surface, and earbuds are placed inside the ear.
   • My headphones / They saved my life / Your tape / It lulled me to sleep 1995, “Headphones”, in Post, performed by Björk:
   • Toward the end of the film Nazu rushes into her bedroom, clamps on headphones and listens to the technopoppy "I Wanna Be Free." The picturization shows her moving convulsively, desperately to the funky beat, turning ever more agitated, until we wonder what she wants to be free from: free from her domestic vise, or free from life? 2005, Richard Corliss, Time, Profile of A.R. Rahman:
   • Detectorists may also carry headphones, a metal detecting shovel, hand tools such as a hori-hori (a serrated, steel hand shovel), a “finds pouch,” and a hand-held precision detector called a pinpointer. 2021 May 31, Alexandra Marvar, “The New Detectorists”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • When it didn't make a sound, he realized the headphones were still covering his ears and tore them off, flinging them to the side. 2015, Tessa Bailey, Crashed Out, Entangled Publishing, LLC:
2. (plural, plural-normally, specifically) A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound. ▸ A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or on the ears.

Forms

Antonyms

earphones · earbuds

Relateds

headset · earpiece · earbud · headphone · earphones

Synonyms

heads · heads · cans · cans

Translations (87)

pl słuchawki (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · vi tai nghe (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ms fon kepala (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · yue 耳機 /耳机 (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ko 이어폰 (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · da hovedtelefoner (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · cmn 耳筒 (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · hi हेडफ़ोन (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · pt fones de cabeça (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · my နားကြပ် (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · tr kulaklık (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · fa هدفون (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · it cuffie (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ca auriculars (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · lb Casque (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · th หูฟัง (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · fi kuulokkeet (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ja ヘッドホン (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ar سَمَّاعَة (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · la auscultābulum (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · hsb słuchatko (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · km កាស (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ko 헤드폰 (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ky кулаккап (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · si හෙඩ්ෆෝන් (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · rm ureglier (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · sq kufje (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · nl koptelefoon (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · he אָזְנִית (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · sh слушалице (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ga cluasáin (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · rsk слухалки (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · hu fejhallgató (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · mn ᠴᠢᠬᠢᠪᠴᠢ (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · pt auscultadores (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · fr casque (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · fo oyralurtitól (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · cs sluchátka (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · eo kapaŭskultiloj (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · kl naalaarutit siutaasat (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · mk слушалки (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · uli heedfoon (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · se oaivetelefovdna (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · et kõrvaklapid (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · fr écouteurs (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · nn høyretelefonar (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · eo aŭskultiloj (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ovd ärlur (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · lo ຫູຟັງ (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · hi आकर्णक (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · is heyrnartól (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · sl slušalke (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · sk slúchadlá (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · kk құлаққап (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · es cascos (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ja ヘッドフォン (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · nb hodetelefoner (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · el ακουστικά (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · cy clustffonau (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · sv hörlurar (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ro cască (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · fi luurit (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ar سَمَاعَات الرَّأْس (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · nn hovudtelefonar (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · uk наву́шники (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · hu fülhallgató (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · az qulaqlıq (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ja イヤフォン (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · cmn 耳機 /耳机 (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · sh slušalice (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · hy ականջակալ (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · lv austiņas (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · de Kopfhörer (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · pt fones (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · nb høretelefoner (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · vi ống nghe (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · be наву́шнікі (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · mn чихэвч (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · uz naushnik (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · nl hoofdtelefoon (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · ru нау́шники (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · es auriculares (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · bg слу́шалки (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · da høretelefoner (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · es audífonos (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · he אוזניות (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) · fa گوشی (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound)