One-eyed

adj

adj ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having only a single eye, particularly when a greater number is normal. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Being able to see out of only one eye. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having or showing only one eye wordnet

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bug eyedcockeyedpopeyed

Example

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"My wife shuddered at the sight of a one-eyed cat."

Etymology

From Middle English oneyed, on-eied, on-eiȝed, from Old English ānēġed (“one-eyed”), from Proto-Germanic *ainaugidaz, equivalent to one + eyed. Compare Old English ānīeġe (“one-eyed”), Scots ane-eit, aan eet (“one-eyed”), Saterland Frisian eenooged (“one-eyed”), West Frisian ieneagich (“one-eyed”), Dutch eenogig (“one-eyed”), German einäugig (“one-eyed”), Danish enøjet (“one-eyed”), Swedish enögd (“one-eyed”), Icelandic ein-eygður, ein-eygur (“one-eyed”).

Related phrases

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