eye
- noun
- /aɪ/
- Developing a good eye for aesthetics takes time and practice in design.
- a critical eye
- a keen eye
- the eye of the beholder
And I just like had this eye for a good deal.
- And I just like had this eye for a good deal.
- Not your directing eye, your reader eye, your audience eye.
- So my two eyes make one insight.
Examples
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The artist has a keen eye for detail, which makes her paintings truly remarkable.
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You have the eye, you know, major landmarks.
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Hey, hey, sir, you... you got a great... great eye for cars.
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But maybe just with an eye to these categories.
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Value is in the eye of the beholder, right?
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I just want a second pair of eyes on this thing, that's all.
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The contextual photographs draw the viewer's eye to the aesthetic qualities of dress and body decoration.
Academic text (1999) -
Ms. Musial scans the handwriting assessments with a critical eye for specific handwriting problems.
Academic text (2015) -
With her expert eye, she was able to spot the smallest flaws in the fabric.
Synonyms
The ability to notice and understand things quickly
The ability to notice and judge things clearly and wisely
A strong ability to notice small things and work very carefully
An ability to notice small details that others miss
The ability to notice small details and mistakes very well
Noticing small details and understanding what they mean
Being quick to notice small details and other people's feelings
A quick ability to notice and understand things
The ability to notice small details by paying attention
An ability to notice and remember what you see very clearly
Idioms
- Informal
Punishment that gives the same harm back to the person who did the wrong
- Informal
Stay half awake and watch for danger while you sleep because you are afraid
To protect people from bad luck caused by a jealous look using charms
- Informal
Different people think different things are beautiful
A joke that people look more attractive after drinking alcohol
- Slur
Something very valuable that people pay a lot for and that many now find offensive
- Informal
A joking way to say something is very unpleasant or painful
To punish someone in the same way they hurt another person
- Informal
A joking way to say people find others more attractive after drinking beer
Compounds
- Slang
Attractive pictures or designs that please the eyes but give little useful information
- Specialized
A chart with letters in different sizes to check how clearly you can see
- Specialized
A stage of sleep when the eyes move quickly and you have vivid dreams
- Specialized
A sleep stage when the eyes move quickly and most dreaming happens
- Specialized
A type of maple wood with small eye-like marks and a wavy grain used for fine furniture and instruments
- Specialized
A gem that shows a bright band of light across its surface when cut into a rounded shape
- Specialized
A camera made of many tiny lenses to give a wide view and detect motion
How Discerning
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eye meaning a good sense for style or detail comes from using the eye to notice things and is the same root as eyesight. So having an 'eye' for design means you can clearly see and judge what looks good.