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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

eye of the beholder en · NOUN

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Meanings

  1. The subjective perception and judgement of the person seeing or considering something.
    • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 1878, Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, Molly Bawn:
    • Since czar isn't an official job title, the number is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. 2009 September 16, Anita Dunn, Reality Check: The Truth About "Czars":

Relateds

honi soit qui mal y pense · beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Translations (7)

de Auge des Betrachters (subjective perception and judgement) · fi katsojan silmä (subjective perception and judgement) · he בְּעֵינֵי הַמִּתְבּוֹנֵן (subjective perception and judgement) · no øyet som ser (subjective perception and judgement) · es ojo del observador (subjective perception and judgement) · pt olhos de quem vê (subjective perception and judgement) · cmn 見仁見智 /见仁见智 (subjective perception and judgement)