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left-eyed

left-eyed

3 9.6
Having only the left eye or both eyes on the left side
  • adjective
: izquierdo
  • The left-eyed artist painted a beautiful landscape.
  • right-eyed or left-eyed

I still fence left-handed and I assume therefore I must be left eyed.

Examples

  • The artist depicted a left-eyed mythical creature in the mural.

  • Some people are left-eyed and find it easier to aim their shots with that eye.

  • Some flatfish are naturally left-eyed, with both eyes on the left side of their bodies.

  • The pirate was left-eyed after losing his right eye in battle.

  • She is left-eyed and prefers to use her left eye for details.

  • She is left-eyed, which often gives her a unique perspective on things.

  • The instructor noticed that he was left-eyed and adjusted his teaching accordingly.

Synonyms

one-eyed
vsleft-eyed
49 6.0

Having only one eye, either in real life or as a picture

is specific to one particular side of the face rather than unspecified
monocular
vsleft-eyed
1 6.5

Seen or used with only one eye

is limited to vision from one particular side of the face rather than general one-eye use

Surface Forms

left-eyed positive

Morphology

left-eyed = left + eye (transparent) = left + eye + ed

The adjective is transparently built from the recognisable direction 'left' and 'eye' plus the adjectival '-ed' (as in 'blue-eyed'), so learners can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word left-eyed comes from two simple English parts: left ('on the left side') and eye ('eye'). Like in common words such as one-eyed or blue-eyed, it describes someone or something that has or uses the left eye, so it means 'having only the left eye' or 'seeing mainly with the left eye'.