eyeful

== English == === Alternative forms === eye-full === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From eye +‎ -ful. ==== Noun ==== eyeful (plural eyefuls or eyesful) A full or complete view; a good look. (sometimes ironic) A remarkable sight or a very attractive person. Enough material to fill one's eye. an eyeful of tears (informal) A brief period of sleep; forty winks. === Etymology 2 === From eye +‎ -ful. ==== Adjective ==== eyeful (comparative more eyeful, superlative most eyeful) Filling or attractive to the eye; visible; remarkable. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === ayfull, eiful === Etymology === From eye (“fear”) +‎ -ful (“-ful”). Compare aweful. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæi̯(ə)ful/ === Adjective === eyeful (rare) horrific, frightening ==== References ==== “ei(e)ful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 April 2018.