lidded
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a lid or cover: Describes an object that is equipped with or designed to have a lid.
- Having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination: Describes something that possesses a lid, or whose appearance resembles or is characterized by a lid-like feature. This sense is frequently used in hyphenated compound adjectives.
Usage and Examples
Adjective (describing a container):
- She stored the cookies in a lidded jar to keep them fresh.
- Please bring me the lidded pot from the cupboard.
Adjective (used in combination, often describing eyes):
- He stared at me with heavy-lidded eyes, barely awake.
- The actor's droop-lidded gaze gave him a mysterious appearance.
Advanced Usage and Notes
- The adjective lidded is often used to form compound adjectives, particularly when describing facial features, especially eyes. In this context, it does not refer to a physical lid but metaphorically to the eyelids, describing their appearance (e.g., sleepy, half-closed, or shaped in a certain way).
- It can also describe other anatomical features or objects metaphorically, suggesting a covering or hood-like shape.
Variants and Related Words
- Lid (n): A removable or hinged cover for a container; an eyelid.
- -lidded (suffix): A combining form used to create descriptive adjectives (e.g., , , ).
Synonyms
- Covered: Having a cover or lid.
- Capped: Having a cap or top (though often for smaller openings).
Antonyms
- Lidless: Without a lid.
- Uncovered: Not covered; open.
Related Phrases and Compounds
- Heavy-lidded eyes: Eyes with eyelids that appear weighted or half-closed, often suggesting sleepiness, boredom, or sensuality.
- Lidded container: A general term for any pot, jar, box, etc., that comes with a lid.
Adjective
- having a lid
- milk in a heavy lidded mug
- having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination
- milk is left in a large lidded mug
- heavy-lidded eyes