monocle
/ˈmɒnəkl/noun
उच्चारण मॉनकल
एक आँख का चश्मा, मोनोकल
Core word
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a single glass lens for one eye, held in place by the muscles around the eye and worn especially in the past
एक आँख का चश्मा, मोनोकल
- The old colonel wore a monocle on a gold chain.
- The professor held a monocle to his eye and looked at the old coin.
- The villain in the old film wore a monocle.
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- He took out his monocle to read the tiny letters.
- A monocle was fashionable among gentlemen long ago.
Synonyms eyeglass
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a monocle (countable noun)
Monocle is a countable noun; it needs a or the in the singular, because it names one object.
'Monocle' गणनीय संज्ञा है; एकवचन में इसके पहले a या the आता है, क्योंकि यह एक वस्तु का नाम है।
- The old nawab wore a monocle in his right eye.
- The monocle fell from his eye and swung on its chain.
wear a monocle
The usual verb is wear; with the eye you use the preposition in, since the glass is held there.
सामान्य क्रिया 'wear' है; आँख के साथ preposition 'in' आता है, क्योंकि शीशा वहीं टिका रहता है।
- In the play, the villain wears a monocle.
- He screwed a monocle into his eye and looked at the coin.
monocle versus spectacles (singular and plural)
Spectacles, glasses and binoculars are plural in form, but monocle is a normal singular noun with one lens.
spectacles, glasses और binoculars रूप में बहुवचन हैं, पर 'monocle' एक lens वाली सामान्य एकवचन संज्ञा है।
- A monocle has one lens, but spectacles have two.
- His monocle was cleaned every morning.
monocle in description (attributive noun)
The word can also work like an adjective in a noun phrase, as in monocle chain or monocled gentleman.
यह शब्द noun phrase में विशेषण की तरह भी काम करता है, जैसे monocle chain या monocled gentleman।
- The portrait shows a monocled gentleman with a thick moustache.
- She found an old monocle chain in the trunk.
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verb + monocle
wearpolishadjustdropscrew in
- The professor adjusted his monocle and began to read.
adjective + monocle
gold-rimmedold-fashionedsilvercrackedround
- The gold-rimmed monocle made him look very serious.
monocle + noun
chainlenscasestring
- The monocle case was kept in the drawer of his study.
preposition + monocle
through a monoclebehind a monoclewith a monoclein his eye
- He looked at the diamond through a monocle.
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- In old films, a rich landlord is often shown with a monocle and a walking stick.
पुरानी फिल्मों में एक धनी जमींदार को अक्सर monocle और छड़ी के साथ दिखाया जाता है।
- The jeweller examined the ruby with a monocle before naming the price.
जौहरी ने दाम बताने से पहले monocle से माणिक की जाँच की।
- Radhika laughed when her uncle put on a monocle for the fancy-dress show.
जब उसके चाचा ने fancy-dress show के लिए monocle लगाया, तो राधिका हँस पड़ी।
- The monocle slipped when he raised his eyebrow in surprise.
आश्चर्य में भौंह उठाते ही monocle खिसक गया।
- A monocle is rarely seen today, except in museums and costume parties.
आजकल monocle शायद ही कहीं दिखता है, केवल संग्रहालयों और costume parties में दिखता है।
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✗ The monocles of the old man was broken.
✓ The monocle of the old man was broken.
The old man had one monocle, so use the singular noun with the singular verb.
बूढ़े व्यक्ति के पास एक ही monocle था, इसलिए एकवचन संज्ञा के साथ एकवचन क्रिया आएगी।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
⌂Word origin and word building
From Greek mono meaning 'one' and Latin oculus meaning 'eye', as also seen in monopoly and binoculars.
यह Greek mono (एक) और Latin oculus (आँख) से बना है, जैसा monopoly और binoculars में भी दिखता है।