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eyen

/aɪn/

eyen is the plural of eye.

Meaning of eye

Noun

eye (plural eyes or (archaic or dialectal) eyen)

  1. An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
    • Near-synonym: eyeball
    Synonyms:
    eyeball
  2. The visual sense.
    • The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical.
  3. The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
    • Brown, blue, green, hazel eyes.
  4. Attention, notice.
    • That dress caught her eye.
  5. The ability to notice what others might miss.
    • He has an eye for talent.
    Synonyms:
    perceptiveness
  6. (usually) A sexually or romantically suggestive one.
    • She was giving him the eye at the bar.

See all 43 meanings of eye

Forms of eyen

alternative formeyn
alternative formeyne
alternative Northern England Scotlandeen

Origin of eyen

From Middle English eyen, iȝen (plural of eie, besides rarer eyes), from Old English ēagan (nominative plural of ēage), from Proto-West Germanic *augōn (nominative plural of *augā), from Proto-Germanic *augōnō (nominative plural of *augô); equivalent to eye + -en (plural ending)

Words that rhyme with eyen

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Questions about eyen

What is eyen the plural of?
Eyen is the plural of eye.
How do you pronounce eyen?
Eyen is pronounced /aɪn/.

Words near eyen in the dictionary

  1. eyemark
  2. eyemarks
  3. eyemask
  4. eyemasks
  5. Eyemouth
  6. eyen
  7. eyeopener
  8. eyeopeners
  9. eyeopening
  10. eyepaint
  11. eyepaints

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