# monocle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɑnəkəl/ · frequency rank #54,948

## Definitions
1. A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.
2. A one-eyed animal.

## Etymology
1886, borrowed from French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monocle