lynx-eyed

/liɳksaid/

Thân thiện

A detective with lynx-eyed vision spots a clue across the crowded room.

Definition

Adjective: - Having exceptionally sharp, keen, or acute vision; able to see very well, especially at a distance or in poor light, likened to the sight of a lynx.

Usage

The adjective "lynx-eyed" is used to describe a person (or sometimes an animal) with extremely sharp eyesight. It is a literary or formal term, often used for emphasis rather than in everyday conversation. It typically precedes the noun it modifies.

Examples

• The lynx-eyed scout spotted the enemy camp from miles away.
• With her lynx-eyed observation, she noticed the tiny crack in the antique vase that everyone else had missed.
• The security guard was lynx-eyed, missing no detail in the surveillance footage.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe someone who is very perceptive or insightful, not just in a visual sense.
  • The lynx-eyed editor caught every subtle error in the manuscript.

Variants and Related Words

• Lynx (n): The wild cat known for its keen eyesight, from which this adjective is derived.
• Sharp-eyed (adj): Having good eyesight; observant. (A more common synonym).
• Eagle-eyed (adj): Having very sharp eyesight, like an eagle. (A very similar term in meaning and usage).
• Keen-sighted (adj): Having sharp vision.

Synonyms

• Sharp-eyed
• Eagle-eyed
• Keen-sighted
• Quick-sighted
• Observant

Antonyms

• Nearsighted
• Myopic
• Purblind
• Unobservant

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having very keen vision
   • quick-sighted as a cat

Từ đồng nghĩa

• argus-eyed
• hawk-eyed
• keen-sighted
• quick-sighted
• sharp-eyed
• sharp-sighted