monocled

Thân thiện

A monocled gentleman examines a rare butterfly in his collection.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Wearing a monocle: Describes a person who is wearing a single eyeglass lens, typically held in place by the eye socket or a cord.
   • Characterized by or associated with wearing a monocle: Often used to evoke a particular historical, aristocratic, or dandyish style.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The monocled gentleman observed the proceedings with an air of detached amusement.
  • In the old portrait, a stern, monocled figure stared back at the viewer.
  • He cultivated a monocled persona, complete with a tailored suit and a walking stick.

Advanced Usage

• As a descriptive attribute for a stereotypical character: The term is often used to instantly convey a character's old-fashioned, upper-class, or eccentric nature in literature and film.
  • The villain in the story was a monocled aristocrat with a sinister plan.

Variants and Related Words

• Monocle (n): A single eyeglass, kept in position by the muscles around the eye.
  • He polished his monocle before placing it in his eye.

Synonyms

• Bespectacled: Wearing eyeglasses (typically refers to a pair of glasses, not a monocle).
• Spectacled: An older term meaning wearing glasses.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "monocled" specifically refers to wearing a monocle, not standard eyeglasses. While the reference definition includes "eyeglasses," this is a broader interpretation. The core and most precise meaning is "wearing a single lens (a monocle)."
• It is a somewhat archaic or stylized term, as the monocle itself is largely a historical accessory.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass
   • a bespectacled grandmother
   • the monocled gentleman

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bespectacled
• spectacled