headphone
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headphone
- /ˈhɛdfəʊn/ UK
- /ˈhɛdfoʊn/ US
- /ˈhedfəʉn/ Australia
- /ˈhedfɐʉn/ New Zealand
- /ˈhɛdfon/ Scotland
- /ˈhɛdfoːn/ Wales
noun headphones
- singular of headphones: a cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left and right pairs. Some joggers wear only one headphone in their ears, to enjoy music while paying attention to their environment.
- Used with headphones. headphone plug
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: earpiece, earphone, phone, headset, handset, tag, ear, headpiece, hearing aid, headphone concert, soundhead, head, headpeace, hoop earring, head joint, headmount
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noun listening device
| Español | auricular, audífono, cascos, audífono circumaural, audífono supraaural, circumauricular |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 헤드폰 hedeupon |
| 日本語 | ヘッドフォン heddofon, ヘッドホン heddohon |
| 中文 | 耳機 /耳机 ěrjī, 耳筒 ěrtǒng |
| हिन्दी | हेडफ़ोन heḍfon, हेड फ़ोन्स heḍ fons |
| Português | fone de cabeça |
| Français | écouteur, casque, casque audio |
| Deutsch | Kopfhörer |
| Italiano | auricolari, cuffie |
| Ελληνικά | ακουστικό akoustikó, ακουστικά akoustiká |
| Română | căști, căști audio, căști auriculare, cască |
| Русский | нау́шники naúšniki |
| Tiếng Việt | ống nghe, tai nghe |
| العربية | سَمَّاعَة sammāʕa, سَمَاعَات رَأْس samāʕāt raʔs, سَمَاعَات الرَّأْس samāʕāt ar-raʔs, أُرْصُوصَة ʔurṣūṣa, أَرَاصِيص ʔarāṣīṣ |
| עברית | אָזְנִית, אוזניות oznít |
Talk about this word "headphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/headphone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. headphone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/headphone "headphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/headphone.Cite this
@misc{headphone_2026,
title = {headphone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/headphone},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
