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one-eyed

/ˈwʌnˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
one-eyed
IPA
/ˈwʌnˌaɪd/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having only a single eye, particularly when a greater number is normal.

adj

Being able to see out of only one eye.

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: oneyed, ānēġed, *ainaugidaz

Phrases

in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king one-eyed jack one-eyed king one-eyed monster one-eyed snake one-eyed trouser snake

Rhymes With

side outside died inside side-by-side tried provide wide ride decide guide applied

Questions

How do you pronounce one-eyed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʌnˌaɪd/.
What does one-eyed mean?
Having only a single eye, particularly when a greater number is normal.
Where does one-eyed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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