What is the Latin word for one-eyed?

The usual Latin words for “one-eyed” are luscus, orbus, ūnoculus; also monoculus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“one-eyed” in Latin

luscusone-eyed; half blind, blind in one eye; with one eye shut, as when taking aim orbusdeprived, destitute (of)ūnoculusone-eyed monoculusa one-eyed man

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

one-eyed

luscus, codes (born with one eye): altero oculo captus or orbus (that has lost one eye): altero lumine orbus (Plin., 35, 10, 36): unoculus (general term one-eyed; mostly in comic writers. ☞ Avoid the later compound, monoculus): unum oculum in media fronte habens; uno oculo in media fronte insignis (having one eye in the middle of the forehead; of the Cyclops).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for one-eyed?: The usual Latin words for “one-eyed” are luscus, orbus, ūnoculus; also monoculus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.