monocle

[mon-uh-kuhl]

noun

1. an eyeglass for one eye.

monocle

/ ˈmɒnəkəl /

noun

1. a lens for correcting defective vision of one eye, held in position by the facial muscles

Other Word Forms

• monocled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monocle¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from French, noun use of adjective: “one-eyed,” from Late Latin monoculus “one-eyed,” equivalent to mon- “sole, one” + oculus “eye;” mon-, eye

Word History and Origins

Origin of monocle¹

C19: from French, from Late Latin monoculus one-eyed, from _mono- + oculus eye

Example Sentences

A commercial artist added the top hat, monocle and cane.

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The ruthless military officer with the monocle and the swagger stick who sends his men to senseless death and/or turns traitor.

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In his earlier incarnations on the page and screen, the Penguin was a demented society swell whose signature accouterments were a top hat, a monocle and a trick umbrella.

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If God had intended the country to be ruled by elites, Hitler said at one rally, “we would all have been born with monocles.”

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“There’s a quote on our ‘about us’ page that says we’re removing the monocle from opera’s … rump, essentially.

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