Meanings
nounnaked eye (plural naked eyes)
plural naked eyes
- Eyesight, unaided by equipment such as a telescope or microscope.
visible to the naked eye
1 more example
[…] leave the telescope or binoculars at home — meteors are best enjoyed with the naked eye.
2026 August 12, Daisy Dobrijevic, “Perseid meteor shower peaks under perfect skies tonight — here's what to expect”, in Space.com, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2026Synonyms: unaided eye, bare eye, mark 1 eyeball
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEyesight, unaided by equipment such as a telescope or microscope.
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Translations
Arabic عَيْن مُجَرَّدَة
- عَيْن مُجَرَّدَة (ʕayn mujarrada)unaided eyesight
Catalan ull nu
- ull nuunaided eyesight
Chinese Mandarin 肉眼, 裸眼
- 肉眼 (ròuyǎn)unaided eyesight
- 裸眼 (luǒyǎn)unaided eyesight
Dutch blote oog
- blote oogunaided eyesight
Esperanto nuda okulo
- nuda okulounaided eyesight
Estonian paljas silm
- paljas silmunaided eyesight
Finnish paljas silmä
- paljas silmäunaided eyesight
French œil nu
- œil nuunaided eyesight
German bloßes Auge, Freiäugig
- bloßes Augeunaided eyesight
- Freiäugigunaided eyesight
Hebrew עַיִן בִּלְתִּי מְזֻיֶּנֶת
- עַיִן בִּלְתִּי מְזֻיֶּנֶת (ayin biltí m'zuyénet)unaided eyesight
Hungarian szabad szemmel
- szabad szemmelunaided eyesight
Japanese 肉眼, 裸眼
- 肉眼 (nikugan)unaided eyesight
- 裸眼 (ragan)unaided eyesight
Korean 육안
- 육안 (yugan)unaided eyesight
Norwegian Bokmål det blotte øye
- det blotte øyeunaided eyesight
Persian چشم غیرمسلح
- چشم غیرمسلحunaided eyesight
Polish gołe oko
- gołe okounaided eyesight
Portuguese olho nu, vista desarmada
- olho nuunaided eyesight
- vista desarmadaunaided eyesight
Russian невооружённым гла́зом
- невооружённым гла́зом (nevooružónnym glázom)unaided eyesight
Spanish simple vista
- simple vistaunaided eyesight
Swedish blotta ögat
- blotta ögatunaided eyesight
Cite this entry
APA
naked eye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naked%20eye
MLA
“naked eye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naked%20eye. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naked eye,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naked%20eye.
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