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

The picture showed a red-eyed Moore appearing downcast in the Washtenaw County Jail in Michigan. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025

Sleigh bells ring, and a few dozen twinkly-eyed seniors are listening. —Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025

Labubu, that line of round, wide eyed, pointy eared plush collectibles, is coming to the screen. —Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025

As a sophomore in 1967, the blue-eyed Geary — who had done several musicals during a previous summer in Salt Lake City — starred in a college production of The Subject Was Roses opposite Albertson, who had received a Tony Award for his work in the intense Frank Gilroy drama two years earlier. —Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025

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