ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Eyeful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Eyeful is a noun meaning A full or complete view; a good look.

Meaning

A full or complete view; a good look.

More Meanings

  1. (sometimes ironic) A remarkable sight or a very attractive person.
  2. Enough material to fill one's eye.
  3. (informal) A brief period of sleep; forty winks.
  4. Filling or attractive to the eye; visible; remarkable.

Example Sentences

an eyeful of tears
I could barely see through two eyefuls of dust.
With this, he hung them up aloft, upon a tamrick bough, As eyeful trophies [...]
We pulled our heavy overcoats tightly around us, shivering, and put our heads down as the din of fighting stopped for a while to grab an eyeful of sleep.

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Related dictionary entries include knockout, lookful, scopeful, eye-popper, fullhead, browful.

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