Meanings
noun
- The subjective perception and judgement of the person seeing or considering something.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
1878, Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, Molly Bawn1 more example
Since czar isn't an official job title, the number is somewhat in the eye of the beholder.
2009 September 16, Anita Dunn, Reality Check: The Truth About "Czars"
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 見仁見智 /见仁见智
- 見仁見智 /见仁见智 (jiànrénjiànzhì)subjective perception and judgement
Finnish katsojan silmä
- katsojan silmäsubjective perception and judgement
German Auge des Betrachters
- Auge des Betrachterssubjective perception and judgement
Hebrew בְּעֵינֵי הַמִּתְבּוֹנֵן
- בְּעֵינֵי הַמִּתְבּוֹנֵן (b'einéi hamitbonén)subjective perception and judgement
Norwegian øyet som ser
- øyet som sersubjective perception and judgement
Portuguese olhos de quem vê
- olhos de quem vêsubjective perception and judgement
Spanish ojo del observador
- ojo del observadorsubjective perception and judgement
Cite this entry
APA
eye of the beholder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20of%20the%20beholder
MLA
“eye of the beholder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20of%20the%20beholder. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eye of the beholder,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20of%20the%20beholder.
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