eyed

adjective

ˈīd 

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

—often used in combination

a brown-eyed girl

Examples of eyed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2024, a three-eyed cod was captured in Greenland. —Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026

Regrets are common enough after lives are lost — when the cost of conflict is staring you right in the face, dead-eyed and countless — and yet this specific contrition persists long before the ships crash, the arrows fly, and the dragons roar. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026

Quit Complaining Travel can be stressful, especially when airports swell with weary-eyed tourists who may be dealing with delays, cancellations, and lost luggage. —Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

Black-eyed Susans also act as a vital food source for pollinators (with their pollen and nectar) and birds (with their seeds in fall and winter). —Cori Sears, The Spruce, 13 June 2026

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

Rhymes for eyed

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

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