eyed

adjective

ˈīd 

: having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number

—often used in combination

an almond-eyed girl

Examples of eyed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Total Time: 30 Minutes Get The Recipe 56 of 62 Southern Cobb Salad With Cornbread Croutons Black eyed peas and cornbread croutons Southern up this classic salad. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024

Holland captioned the photo with three heart eyed emojis. —Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 7 May 2024

Krystal Vega and Naomi Wright are bright eyed interns at their dream company, BET. —Jasmine Browley, Essence, 27 Apr. 2024

Cruise, in Tarantino lore, was first eyed for Pitt’s Once Upon a Time role, but scheduling forced him to bow out. —Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing eyed

• almond-eyed
• Argus-eyed
• black-eyed bean
• black-eyed pea
• black-eyed Susan
• blear-eyed
• bleary-eyed
• blue-eyed
• blue-eyed grass
• bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
• brown-eyed Susan
• bug-eyed
• clear-eyed
• cold-eyed
• dark-eyed junco
• dewy-eyed
• doe-eyed
• dry-eyed
• four-eyed
• gimlet-eyed
• glassy-eyed
• goggle-eyed
• googly-eyed
• green-eyed
• green-eyed monster
• hard-eyed
• lynx-eyed
• misty-eyed
• moon-eyed
• open-eyed
• pie-eyed
• red-eyed vireo
• sharp-eyed
• sloe-eyed
• squint-eyed
• starry-eyed
• teary-eyed
• wide-eyed
• wild-eyed

Medical Definition

eyed

adjective

ˈīd 

: having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number

—often used in combination

a blue-eyed patient