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eyes-only

eyes-only

6 9.3
A document that only the person who receives it may read
  • adjective
  • Formal
translation icon : solo para tus ojos
  • This document is for your eyes-only, so please keep it confidential.

So it says as as you pointed out, Ryan, it says top secret magic eyes only on the top like it's stamped on.

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Examples

  • That's an eyes only message for the General.

  • An eyes-only message from Pearl.

  • But this is eyes only.

  • So I write it for my eyes only, so be it.

    Blog text (33)
  • What you translate is for my eyes only.

  • This summary is for your eyes only, and it's dynamic.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The scribe says it is for the Queen's eyes only.

  • For your eyes only.

  • And then there are some details that will remain for certain customers' eyes only forever, to ward off cyber-terrorist abuses.

    Blog text (1)
  • In the analytical part of the message for Kissinger's eyes only, Nixon perceptively argued that the coming end of the war was a unique time to achieve a settlement.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

confidential
vseyes-only
205 5.3

Not shared with others because it should be secret

is restricted to a single named recipient rather than a broader private audience

How Confidential

top secret
  • Formal
55 4.2
secret
1.0
eyes-only
  • Formal
6 9.3
confidential
205 5.3
restricted
18 3.9
internal
440 3.4
public
1.0

Surface Forms

eyes-only positive

Morphology

eyes-only = eyes + only (transparent) = eyes + only

The label is a direct compound of 'eyes' + 'only' whose meaning 'for the eyes only' is inferable as 'restricted/confidential'.

Etymology

Eyes-only comes from the phrase 'for your eyes only', which means 'just the person it is sent to'. So an eyes-only document is confidential and only the named reader should read it.