eyeableadj.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˈaɪəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eye v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < eye v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier eyely adj.

1. That may be seen by the eye; visible. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective]

i-seyenlyeOE

iseneOE

senec1175

seyelyc1225

visiblea1340

seena1398

sighty1398

seeablea1425

spectablec1440

sightfulc1480

sightly1532

appearingc1550

discernable1561

eyely1561

discoverable1572

spectible1581

observable1589

visive1598

aspectable1612

observant1615

perspicable1621

perspiculative1623

remarkable1623

eyeable1633

visory1633

appearable1651

dignoscible1671

discernible1678

traceable1748

noticeable1753

visual1757

distinguishable1762

1633 W. Rowley All's Lost by Lust iv. sig. G^v Seeing me on a Pyramis of honour, So eye-able to the world.

1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 458 The furthest things on all sides eyeable Are village temples tapering to the skies.

2002 M. N. Forster tr. J. G. Herder Philos. Writings iii. 206 Light was able to do only one thing, namely..make everything eyeable for the eye.

2. Originally and chiefly English regional (midlands). That may be seen or viewed with pleasure; agreeable to the eye; attractive. Cf. earlier eyely adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective]

faireOE

comelyOE

winlyOE

goodlyOE

hendya1250

hendc1275

quaintc1300

seemlyc1305

tidya1325

avenant1340

honestc1384

sightya1387

properc1390

well beseena1393

queema1400

speciousa1400

featousc1400

parisantc1400

rekenc1400

well-favoureda1438

wellc1450

spectable?a1475

delicatec1480

jollya1500

bonny?a1513

snog1513

viewlyc1536

goodlikec1550

sightly1555

sightful1565

beholdinga1586

eyesome?1587

decent1600

vage1604

prospicuous1605

eyely1614

fashionable1630

well-looking1638

softa1643

fineish1647

well-looked1660

of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700

likely-looked1709

sonsy1720

smiling1725

aspectable1731

smirkya1758

likely-looking1771

respectable1776

magnificent-looking1790

producible1792

presentable1800

good-looking1804

nice-looking1807

bonnyish1855

spick1882

eyeable1887

aegyo2007

1790 W. Marshall Agric. Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Midland Counties II. 436 Eyeable, sightly; pleasing to the eye; spoken of stock, &c.

1827 T. Gisborne Let. to H. Phillpotts 8 We look at you—you are a mild and eyeable green; we turn off our eyes, and scarcely have they sought you again, than you are fiery red.

1851 Midland Florist Feb. 43 I would not plant the Northern Greening..for this reason, the fruit is not eyeable.

1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 19 Aug. 12/1 They take very good care to make their goods ‘eyeable’ and attractive to purchasers.

1890 Sat. Rev. 13 Sept. 327/2 Dr. Hime has spared no pains in making the pages eyeable.

1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 21 Nicely groomed, like a mushroom standing there so sleek and erect and eyeable.

1970 New Scientist 3 Dec. 358 (advt.) Fashioned..from Birmetals light alloy, the new see-through wheel is as eyeable as it is functional.

1990 B. Poynton & J. Hartley in M. E. Brown Television & Women's Culture (1994) x. 150 Here were barely clad, eyeable Aussie male bodies in top anatomical nick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eyeable
释义	eyeableadj. Brit. /ˈʌɪəbl/, U.S. /ˈaɪəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eye v., -able suffix. Etymology: < eye v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier eyely adj. 1. That may be seen by the eye; visible. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] i-seyenlyeOE iseneOE senec1175 seyelyc1225 visiblea1340 seena1398 sighty1398 seeablea1425 spectablec1440 sightfulc1480 sightly1532 appearingc1550 discernable1561 eyely1561 discoverable1572 spectible1581 observable1589 visive1598 aspectable1612 observant1615 perspicable1621 perspiculative1623 remarkable1623 eyeable1633 visory1633 appearable1651 dignoscible1671 discernible1678 traceable1748 noticeable1753 visual1757 distinguishable1762 1633 W. Rowley All's Lost by Lust iv. sig. G^v Seeing me on a Pyramis of honour, So eye-able to the world. 1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 458 The furthest things on all sides eyeable Are village temples tapering to the skies. 2002 M. N. Forster tr. J. G. Herder Philos. Writings iii. 206 Light was able to do only one thing, namely..make everything eyeable for the eye. 2. Originally and chiefly English regional (midlands). That may be seen or viewed with pleasure; agreeable to the eye; attractive. Cf. earlier eyely adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] faireOE comelyOE winlyOE goodlyOE hendya1250 hendc1275 quaintc1300 seemlyc1305 tidya1325 avenant1340 honestc1384 sightya1387 properc1390 well beseena1393 queema1400 speciousa1400 featousc1400 parisantc1400 rekenc1400 well-favoureda1438 wellc1450 spectable?a1475 delicatec1480 jollya1500 bonny?a1513 snog1513 viewlyc1536 goodlikec1550 sightly1555 sightful1565 beholdinga1586 eyesome?1587 decent1600 vage1604 prospicuous1605 eyely1614 fashionable1630 well-looking1638 softa1643 fineish1647 well-looked1660 of a good (also ugly, etc.) look1700 likely-looked1709 sonsy1720 smiling1725 aspectable1731 smirkya1758 likely-looking1771 respectable1776 magnificent-looking1790 producible1792 presentable1800 good-looking1804 nice-looking1807 bonnyish1855 spick1882 eyeable1887 aegyo2007 1790 W. Marshall Agric. Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Midland Counties II. 436 Eyeable, sightly; pleasing to the eye; spoken of stock, &c. 1827 T. Gisborne Let. to H. Phillpotts 8 We look at you—you are a mild and eyeable green; we turn off our eyes, and scarcely have they sought you again, than you are fiery red. 1851 Midland Florist Feb. 43 I would not plant the Northern Greening..for this reason, the fruit is not eyeable. 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 19 Aug. 12/1 They take very good care to make their goods ‘eyeable’ and attractive to purchasers. 1890 Sat. Rev. 13 Sept. 327/2 Dr. Hime has spared no pains in making the pages eyeable. 1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 21 Nicely groomed, like a mushroom standing there so sleek and erect and eyeable. 1970 New Scientist 3 Dec. 358 (advt.) Fashioned..from Birmetals light alloy, the new see-through wheel is as eyeable as it is functional. 1990 B. Poynton & J. Hartley in M. E. Brown Television & Women's Culture (1994) x. 150 Here were barely clad, eyeable Aussie male bodies in top anatomical nick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1633
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