Definition

1. 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

1. having a lid
   • milk in a heavy lidded mug
2. having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination
   • milk is left in a large lidded mug
   • heavy-lidded eyes