Cross Eye

Pronunciation: /krɔs aɪ/

Definitions of cross eye

noun a condition in which a person's eyes are misaligned and point in different directions

Example Sentences

A1 My friend has a cross eye.

A2 The baby's cute cross eye made everyone smile.

B1 She was born with a condition that causes cross eye.

B2 The optometrist recommended glasses to correct her cross eye.

C1 The actor's unique cross eye adds to his quirky charm on screen.

C2 Despite his cross eye, he has excelled in his career as a model.

Examples of cross eye in a Sentence

formal The doctor diagnosed the patient with a condition that caused their eyes to be cross-eyed.

informal I can't help but laugh when my friend makes a cross-eye face, it's so silly.

slang Stop making fun of him, he's sensitive about his cross-eyes.

figurative The politician's statement left everyone in the room with a figurative cross-eye, trying to make sense of what he was saying.

Grammatical Forms of cross eye

• past tense: crossed
• plural: cross eyes
• comparative: more cross-eyed
• superlative: most cross-eyed
• present tense: cross eye
• future tense: will cross eye
• perfect tense: have crossed eye
• continuous tense: cross eyeing
• singular: cross eye
• positive degree: cross eye
• infinitive: to cross eye
• gerund: cross eyeing
• participle: cross eyed

Origin and Evolution of cross eye

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The term 'cross eye' originated from the Old English word 'cros-ēage' which means having eyes that are not aligned or looking in different directions.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'cross eye' has evolved to be more commonly referred to as 'cross-eyed' in modern English, with a more colloquial usage to describe a condition where one or both eyes deviate inward or outward.