eyeful

noun

eye·​ful ˈī-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce eyeful (audio)
1
: a full or completely satisfying view
2
: one that is visually attractive
especially : a strikingly beautiful woman

Examples of eyeful in a Sentence

The view of the mountains is an eyeful. a girl who blossomed into quite an eyeful
Recent Examples on the Web As cute as those flirty, back-baring outfits are, what's less cute is getting an eyeful of straps and padding. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024 That said, spectators typically crowd the starting location, and people always wind up catching an eyeful from local businesses and neighborhood streets. oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2023 Just walking around the downtown area will provide an eyeful of colorful costumes and other interesting things to see, but there will also be events and interactive pop-up experiences for fans without Comic-Con badges to check out. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023 But the 12,000 people in attendance got an unexpected eyeful when a topless protestor managed to get on the stage as Avril Lavigne was introducing top-selling Punjabi performer AP Dhillon. Karen Bliss, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023 For an eyeful of the full Perry, crack his 2008 book, On My Honor... The Intersection, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2011 This allows the adults to lie flat on their sides without getting an eyeful of sand. Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2011 Among its many memorable moments, the episode saw Michael shame Phyllis (Phyllis Smith) for her gift and then get an eyeful after Meredith (Kate Flannery) indulged in a few too many servings of Christmas cheer. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022 When Theo James dropped trou in the season 2 premiere of The White Lotus, his character Cameron gave his friend's wife Harper (Aubrey Plaza) quite the eyeful as a result. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of eyeful was in 1847

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“Eyeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyeful. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

eyeful

noun
eye·​ful -ˌfu̇l How to pronounce eyeful (audio)
: something attractive to look at

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