almond-eyed

3 7.5

Eyes shaped like an almond with slightly pointed outer corners

adjective
/ˈɑlmənd aɪd/

: de ojos almendrados

The almond-eyed girl captivated everyone with her unique look and mysterious charm.

Examples

She has more so tiny almond eyes, but I'm going to make her eyes look larger and more flirty using my special technique, Kanai.
When a report from the sales department of a soap company indicated that China had brought more soap and was using soap and towels more frequently, a trade journal said, "Evidently, the almond-eyed child of the Orient is becoming civilized."

Academic text (2002)
And I don't want, I want this to be kind of more of an almond eye shape, not so pointed, a little bit more rounded.
Yeah, the almond-eyed Paris.

The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
Junior's here to walk the street and get his wick licked by a nice almond-eyed beauty.

Fiction book (1999)
An effort was made by several of his countrymen here to obtain the money, but without result, so there was nothing left for the almond-eyed one to do but return to Newfoundland.

Academic text (2018)
By doing so, he created a dichotomy between the almond-eyed, straight-haired people of the West and the darker, frizzy-haired people of the East.

Academic text (2018)
At Sinbad's, some French tourists invited her to a party, where an almond-eyed Swahili musician, with skin the color of smoked glass, played a haunting flute.

Fiction book (1990)
The almond-eyed character in the movie was portrayed with an air of elegance and grace.
She admired the almond-eyed portrait hanging on the wall, noting the soft curves of the figure's features.

Synonyms

almond-shaped

vsalmond-eyed

3 3.6

An oval shape with slightly pointed ends like an almond

is used specifically for eyes noting slightly pointed outer corners

amygdaloid

vsalmond-eyed

Specialized

1 9.9

Having the shape of an almond

is applied to eyes showing slightly pointed outer corners

amygdaliform

vsalmond-eyed

Specialized

9.9

A thing that has the shape of an almond

is used for eyes with a slight outer point

amygdaloidal

vsalmond-eyed

Specialized

9.9

Shaped like an almond

focuses on eye shape with narrow pointed outer end

almondy

vsalmond-eyed

5.8

An oval shape that is pointed at one or both ends like an almond

is used for eyes emphasizing the outer corner point

amygdaline

vsalmond-eyed

Specialized

9.9

Having the shape of an almond

is narrower, used for eye shape rather than general resemblance

How Slanted

slant-eyed

Slur

4 9.9

almond-eyed

3 7.5

wide-eyed

38 3.4

round-eyed

2 4.8

Surface Forms

almond-eyed positive

Morphology

almond-eyed = almond (transparent) = almond + eyed

Clear combination of the noun 'almond' with the productive adjectival suffix '-eyed', meaning 'having eyes like almonds'.

Etymology

Almond-eyed comes from the nut almond, which is long and a little pointed at the ends, and -eyed meaning 'having eyes'. So, almond-eyed describes eyes that are rounded but slightly pointed at the outer corner, like the shape of an almond.