beholder
- noun
- /bɪˈhoʊldər/
- At any rate, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
- the eye of the beholder
- the heart of the beholder
- the average beholder
Good and bad are emotions that exist in the cluttered head of the beholder.
- Good and bad are emotions that exist in the cluttered head of the beholder.
- It's a little selfish of us, but I, I think beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I think if you feel hot, you are hot.
- In art, humanism, the the, the, the humanist slogan in art is beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
- It's because bias is in the eye of the beholder.
- Beauty is in the pie of the beholder.
- You get to decide life is Gray, life is beauty is in the eye of the beholder, literally for everyone who's listening.
- And the problem was is values in the Ivy Beholder and the things that my wife and I value are extremely non material.
Examples
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As a beholder of nature, she felt inspired by the beauty of the landscape.
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Each beholder at the gallery had their own unique perspective on the painting.
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Value is in the eye of the beholder, right?
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Hey hey, beauty is in the eye of the beholder my dear.
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Is it in the eye of the beholder, like beauty?
Fiction book (2000) -
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Truth, like art, is in the eye of the beholder.
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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," she said primly.
Fiction book (1990) -
Haven’t you ever heard the phrase, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"?
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The artist knew that every beholder would interpret his work differently.
Synonyms
A person who watches TV or films
A person who watches and notices things, often to give expert opinion
A person who watches an event or show without taking part
A person who watches a place or people to keep them safe
A person who watches something without taking part
A person who watches closely and reports storms, dangers, or animal sightings
A person who watches or looks at something, for example at a museum
A person who watches something without taking part
A person who looks at something for a long time with interest or wonder
A person who is at a meeting or lecture and listens
A person who notices things using their senses
A person who looks at someone for a long time in an unfriendly way
A person who can notice small differences and good quality in things
A person who notices things using their senses
A person who watches an event without taking part
A person who sees an event like a crime or accident and tells what happened
Idioms
- Informal
Different people think different things are beautiful
How Observant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Beholder comes from the verb behold ('to see' or 'look at') plus the ending -er ('one who'). So a beholder is simply 'one who looks', which is why the word means a viewer and appears in the saying 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'.