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walleyed

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈwɔːlaɪd/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having eyes with a pale-coloured iris.

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having eyes of different colours.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Suffering from exotropia.

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Having bulging eyes.

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

having divergent strabismus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: cross-eyed

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wawil-eghed, Middle English wolden-eiged (“having very light-colored eyes; having parti-colored eyes”), from Old Norse vagl-eygr (“having speckled eyes”), in turn from Old Norse vagl (“speck or beam in the eye”) (compare Icelandic vagl (“film over the eye”), Swedish vagel (“stye in the eye”)) and Old Norse eygr, from Old Norse auga, which is cognate to English eye.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: met glasogen — having eyes with a pale coloured iris
  • German: Birkauge — having eyes with a pale coloured iris
  • Dutch: ogen met verschillende kleuren — having eyes of different colour
  • French: vairon — having eyes of different colour
  • Dutch: ogen met divergent strabisme — suffering from exotropia
  • French: strabisme divergent — suffering from exotropia
  • Bulgarian: с изпъкнали очи (s izpǎknali oči) — having bulging eyes
  • Dutch: uitpuilende ogen — having bulging eyes
  • French: yeux globuleux — having bulging eyes