Phrase guide

eagle eye

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Good eyesight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone with good eyesight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hawk-eye, hawkeye

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A keen eye for detail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hawk-eye, hawkeye, deadeye

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Someone with a keen eye for detail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hawk-eye, hawkeye, deadeye

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: haukansilmä — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • French: œil de lynx — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • German: Adlerauge — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Italian: occhio di falco — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Macedonian: око соколово (oko sokolovo) — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Polish: jastrzębie oko — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Polish: sokole oko — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Polish: jastrzębi wzrok — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Polish: orli wzrok — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Polish: sokoli wzrok — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Portuguese: olho de lince — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Romanian: privire de vultur — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Romanian: ochi de vultur — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Tamil: கழுகுக்கண் (kaḻukukkaṇ) — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail
  • Tamil: கழுகுப்பார்வை (kaḻukuppārvai) — someone with good eyesight, someone with an eye for detail