eyed

adjective

ˈīd 

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

—often used in combination

an almond-eyed girl

Examples of eyed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Delay cutting back black-eyed Susans until after the first frost in fall or in early spring. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025

But the showrunners were soon eyeing a dark-haired, brown-eyed Cooke for the older role of Rhaenyra’s childhood best friend Alicent Hightower, the second wife of King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and daughter of Ser Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans). —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

Unlike the First World War, which started for no good reason and was fought for even less, the American Civil War was understood by the most clear eyed Unionists and Confederates to be, from the outset, something titanic and consequential. —Jack Sheehan september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025

Ned shows up all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, determined to turn things around and restore proper journalism for the good citizens of Toledo. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 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