monocled
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
- wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass
- a bespectacled grandmother
- the monocled gentleman
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