Meanings
- not comparableHaving only a single eye, particularly when a greater number is normal.
- not comparableBeing able to see out of only one eye.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving or showing only one eye
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*ainaugidaz
- Old Englishānēġed“one-eyed”
- Middle Englishoneyed
- Englishone-eyed
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”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μονόφθαλμος, ἑτερόφθαλμος
- μονόφθαλμος (monóphthalmos)having only a single eye
- ἑτερόφθαλμος (heteróphthalmos)having only a single eye
- γιλός (gilós)having only a single eye
Arabic أَعْوَر, عَوْرَاء
- أَعْوَر (ʔaʕwar)having only a single eye
- عَوْرَاء (ʕawrāʔ)having only a single eye
Basque begibakar
- begibakarhaving only a single eye
Bulgarian едноо́к
- едноо́к (ednoók)having only a single eye
Catalan borni, tort
- bornihaving only a single eye
- torthaving only a single eye
Chinese Mandarin 獨眼 /独眼
- 獨眼 /独眼 (dúyǎn)having only a single eye
Czech jednooký
- jednookýhaving only a single eye
Danish enøjet
- enøjethaving only a single eye
Dutch eenogig
- eenogighaving only a single eye
Finnish yksisilmäinen
- yksisilmäinenhaving only a single eye
French borgne
- borgnehaving only a single eye
German einäugig
- einäugighaving only a single eye
Hindi काना
- काना (kānā)having only a single eye
Hungarian félszemű, egyszemű
- félszeműhaving only a single eye
- egyszeműhaving only a single eye
Icelandic eineygður, eineygur
- eineygðurhaving only a single eye
- eineygurhaving only a single eye
Irish aonsúileach, leathshúileach
- aonsúileachhaving only a single eye
- leathshúileachhaving only a single eye
Italian guercio, orbo
- guerciohaving only a single eye
- orbohaving only a single eye
Japanese 一つ目の
- 一つ目の (hitotsu me no)having only a single eye
Korean 외눈의
- 외눈의 (oenunui)having only a single eye
Latin luscus, ūnoculus
- luscushaving only a single eye
- ūnoculushaving only a single eye
- cocleshaving only a single eye
Norwegian Bokmål enøyd
- enøydhaving only a single eye
Persian یکچشم
- یکچشم (yek-češm)having only a single eye
Polish jednooki
- jednookihaving only a single eye
Portuguese caolho, zanolho
- caolhohaving only a single eye
- zanolhohaving only a single eye
- zarolhohaving only a single eye
- zerêhaving only a single eye
Romanian chior
- chiorhaving only a single eye
Russian одногла́зый, криво́й
- одногла́зый (odnoglázyj)having only a single eye
- криво́й (krivój)having only a single eye
Scottish Gaelic leth-shùileach, cam
- leth-shùileachhaving only a single eye
- camhaving only a single eye
Slovak jednooký
- jednookýhaving only a single eye
Spanish tuerto, chejo
- tuertohaving only a single eye
- chejohaving only a single eye
- luscohaving only a single eye
Swedish enögd
- enögdhaving only a single eye
Turkish tek göz
- tek gözhaving only a single eye
Ukrainian одноо́кий
- одноо́кий (odnoókyj)having only a single eye
Welsh coeg, unllygeidiog
- coeghaving only a single eye
- unllygeidioghaving only a single eye
- coegoghaving only a single eye
Cite this entry
one-eyed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-eyed
“one-eyed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-eyed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-eyed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-eyed.
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