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monocle

/ˈmɑnəkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
mon-o-cle
IPA
/ˈmɑnəkəl/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.

noun

A one-eyed animal.

Obsolete

Etymology

1886, borrowed from French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₃ekʷ-, monoculus

Usage

Inflected Forms

monocles (plural)

Derived Forms

bemonocled monocled

Frequently Paired Words

glasses spectacles

Synonyms

eyeglass

Rhymes With

canonical

Questions

How do you pronounce monocle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑnəkəl/.
What does monocle mean?
A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.
Where does monocle come from?
1886, borrowed from French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).

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