Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eye of the beholder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: eye- of the be-hold-er
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The subjective perception and judgement of the person seeing or considering something.

Example Sentences

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
"Since czar isn't an official job title, the number is somewhat in the eye of the beholder."

Phrases

honi soit qui mal y pense beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Frequently Paired Words

honi soit qui mal y pense beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Questions

What does eye of the beholder mean?: The subjective perception and judgement of the person seeing or considering something.

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