monocle

noun

mon·​o·​cle ˈmä-ni-kəl 

: an eyeglass for one eye

monocled

ˈmä-ni-kəld 

adjective

Illustration of monocle

Examples of monocle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To complete the looks, a black bowler hat with a clock face monocle attached. —Angela Yang, NBC news, 6 May 2025

Singer and actor Janelle Monáe’s Thom Browne fit included a contrasting color suit, hat, monocle and cape adorned with the outline of a totally different suit splashed across it. —Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025

Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe shows up in the illusion of a business suit before revealing a real red-and-black suit (a collaboration between Thom Browne and costume designer Paul Tazewell), accessorizing with a monocle and bowler hat, a Marie Lichtenberg ring and a Vacheron Constantin watch. —Brendan Le, People.com, 6 May 2025

Monáe arrived in a boxy suit, mixing pinstripes and solid colors with a bowler hat and timepiece monocle. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from Late Latin monoculus having one eye, from Latin mon- + oculus eye — more at eye

First Known Use

circa 1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for monocle

• canonical
• ironical
• chronicle
• conical

Kids Definition

monocle

noun

mon·​o·​cle ˈmän-i-kəl 

: an eyeglass for one eye

monocled

-kəld 

adjective

Medical Definition

monocle

noun

mon·​o·​cle ˈmän-i-kəl 

: an eyeglass for one eye