argus-eyed

Questions about argus-eyed

What does argus-eyed mean?

argus-eyed means "having very keen vision". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in argus-eyed?

argus-eyed has 3 syllables and divides as ar-gu-s-eyed under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for argus-eyed?

Close synonyms include hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is argus-eyed a common word?

argus-eyed is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.