spectacle
Striking public scene
A spectacle is something visually striking that draws attention—a public display, performance, or remarkable sight: The fireworks were quite a spectacle.
The word often carries a note of excess or theatricality: He made a spectacle of himself at the party.
In the plural, spectacles are eyeglasses, now somewhat old-fashioned except in British usage.
To view something through the spectacle of a particular lens is to see it filtered by that perspective.
Ceremonial public procession
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- processionFormal moving line
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
fanfare · regalia · pageant · tableau · masquerade · extravaganza · cavalcade · float
Raised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- performanceCarrying out a task
- productionMaking or generating something
- showMake something apparent
entertainment · Broadway · West End · opera · ballet · circus · burlesque · vaudeville
Corrective eyewear or tumblers
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- lensesCurved transparent refractors
- bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses
- monocleSingle-lens eyeglass
trifocals · varifocals · specs · rimless · acetate · horn-rimmed · reading glasses · lorgnette
Enormously successful entertainment property
- CGIDigital movie imagery
- IMAXMassive movie projection format
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
- cinematicRelating to motion pictures
visual effects · pyrotechnics · stunt · set piece · Hollywood · premiere · red carpet · screen
Exceptionally beautiful or impressive
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- splendidImpressively beautiful or fine
- impressiveEvoking admiration or awe
awe-inspiring · breathtaking · stunning · dazzling · resplendent · grand · glorious · imposing
Venue for contests
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- matchGame between opponents
- boutLimited stretch of something
- championshipCompetition for top rank
gladiator · bullfight · rodeo · wrestling · boxing · Olympic · tournament · derby
Eye and lens healthcare
- eyesightVisual perception capacity
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- myopiaBlurry distance vision
- hyperopiaDifficulty seeing nearby objects
astigmatism · presbyopia · ocular · retina · cornea · corrective · ophthalmic · optometrist
parade
Ceremonial public procession
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- processionFormal moving line
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
coronation · fanfare · regalia · pageant · tableau · masquerade · extravaganza · cavalcade · float · marching band
stage
Raised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- performanceCarrying out a task
- productionMaking or generating something
show · entertainment · Broadway · West End · opera · ballet · circus · burlesque · vaudeville · revue
glasses
Corrective eyewear or tumblers
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- lensesCurved transparent refractors
- bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses
monocle · trifocals · varifocals · specs · rimless · acetate · horn-rimmed · reading glasses · lorgnette · pince-nez
blockbuster
Enormously successful entertainment property
cinematic · visual effects · pyrotechnics · stunt · set piece · Hollywood · premiere · red carpet · screen
magnificent
Exceptionally beautiful or impressive
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- splendidImpressively beautiful or fine
impressive · awe-inspiring · breathtaking · stunning · dazzling · resplendent · grand · glorious · imposing · striking
arena
Venue for contests
championship · gladiator · bullfight · rodeo · wrestling · boxing · Olympic · tournament · derby · crowd
optometry
Eye and lens healthcare
- eyesightVisual perception capacity
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- myopiaBlurry distance vision
hyperopia · astigmatism · presbyopia · ocular · retina · cornea · corrective · ophthalmic · optometrist · ophthalmologist
- commotioncommotion, clamor, brouhaha, bedlam, hullabaloo
- publicitypublicity, PR, press conference, publicist, press release
- theatricstheatrics, dramatics, melodrama, histrionics, theatricality
- showboatingshowing off, bragging, boasting, grandstanding, posturing
- cabaretcabaret, cancan, showgirls, burlesque, Moulin Rouge
- camphigh camp, kitsch, theatricality, flamboyance, exaggeration
spectacleordinariness
State of being unremarkable
normality · mundanity · subtlety · understatement · inconspicuousness
spectaclesubtlety
Fine distinction, easily missed
privacy · invisibility · inconspicuousness · concealment · disguise
- grand spectacle
- make a public spectacle of oneselfAttract embarrassing public attention
- public spectacleAttention-drawing display in view
- make a spectacle of oneselfAct embarrassingly in public
- visual spectacleImpressive display to behold
- rose-tinted spectaclesUnrealistically optimistic viewpoint
spectacular, spectacles, spectacularly, spectacled, spectaculars