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almond-shaped

almond-shaped

3 3.6
An oval shape with slightly pointed ends like an almond
  • adjective
  • /ˈɑlmənd-ʃeɪpt/
translation icon : almendrado
  • She's pale and pretty with dark almond-shaped eyes and olive skin.
  • almond-shaped eyes

And it's just going to kind of wing it out like that just to make my eyes look a little more like almond shaped like this.

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Examples

  • My eyes are brown and almond-shaped, and my ears are unusually large.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Their hair was patchy and ragged, their eyes black and almond-shaped.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Big, almond-shaped eyes filling nearly half the enclosed space.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The girl was beautiful, with large almond-shaped eyes and a full, sensuous mouth.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The eyes are almond-shaped, the ears project from the head, and the forehead is prominent.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The boy and girl with almond-shaped eyes and ragged hair stopped in mid-chew.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • In the back were two lovely young women with tan skin, black hair, and almond-shaped eyes who seemed vaguely Asian, Russian, and Arab.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Her almond-shaped eyes were blue, and her short-cropped hair was a kinky reddish-brown.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The canvas presents a slender youth with a fresh-faced complexion, almond-shaped eyes, and longish, insouciant hair falling over his large forehead.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Her eyes were bright blue and almond-shaped, elegantly enhancing her striking features.

Synonyms

oval
vsalmond-shaped
38 1.0

Having a rounded shape that is slightly longer than a circle, like an egg

specifies a slight taper and pointed end typical in eye descriptions
egg-shaped
vsalmond-shaped
3 2.5

Having a shape like an egg

is a more even oval used for eyes with gentle points at tips
oval-shaped
vsalmond-shaped
1 3.0

A shape that is long and round like an egg

highlights a subtler pointed finish on the eye outline compared to this
amygdaloidal
vsalmond-shaped
  • Specialized
9.9

Shaped like an almond

is the gentler oval eye shape with only slightly pointed ends
amygdaloid
vsalmond-shaped
  • Specialized
9.9

Having the shape of an almond

is the softer, eye-related oval with only slight pointiness
amygdaliform
vsalmond-shaped
  • Specialized
9.9

A thing that has the shape of an almond

is the usual eye description emphasizing a mild point at the ends
almondy
vsalmond-shaped
5.8

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

focuses on eyes specifically and on a subtler tapering at the ends
amygdaline
vsalmond-shaped
  • Specialized
9.9

Having the shape of an almond

is more specific, used for eyes with a slightly pointed oval outline
elliptic
vsalmond-shaped
6.5

A shape like an egg or an oval

adds the detail of slight end points, not just a simple oval form

How Almond-Shaped

almond-shaped
3 3.6
amygdaliform
  • Specialized
9.9
oval
38 1.0

Surface Forms

almond-shaped positive

Morphology

almond-shaped = almond + shaped (transparent) = almond + shape + ed

This is a straightforward compound adjective meaning 'shaped like an almond,' so the components strongly support the meaning.

Etymology

Almond-shaped comes from the nut almond, a small, long nut with a 'slightly pointed oval' shape. So when we call eyes or leaves almond-shaped, we mean they are oval and a little pointed at the ends, like the nut.