deep-eyed

6 7.5

Eyes that are set deep in the face and look sunken

adjective

: de ojos hundidos

His long face was handsome, in the way that Elvish faces can be: deep-eyed, high-boned.

Examples

The actor's deep-eyed features gave him a hauntingly beautiful look in the dim light.
With her deep-eyed expression, she appeared both mysterious and contemplative.
The detective had a deep-eyed gaze that seemed to pierce through people's lies.

Synonyms

deep-set

vsdeep-eyed

5 4.5

Eyes or parts of the face that are set far back and look sunken

is about eyes set deep in sockets giving a hollow appearance

sunken-eyed

vsdeep-eyed

3 7.2

Eyes that look deep and hollow because someone is sick or very tired

is the same physical look but without implying illness or age

hollow-eyed

vsdeep-eyed

3 7.7

Deep sunken eyes that make a person look very tired or ill

is the neutral anatomical description without suggesting illness or emotion

Antonyms

exophthalmic

Specialized

1 9.9

The eyes stick out from the face because of a disease

How Deep-Set

hollow-eyed

3 7.7

sunken-eyed

3 7.2

deep-eyed

6 7.5

normal

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

deep-eyed positive

Morphology

deep-eyed = deep + eye (transparent) = deep + eye

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'deep' + 'eye' (realized as '-eyed') meaning 'having deep-set eyes', which a learner familiar with the components can readily infer.

Etymology

Deep-eyed comes from the simple parts deep ('far down') and -eyed ('having eyes'), so it literally describes eyes that are set 'far down' in the face. That's why someone called deep-eyed looks sunken, serious, or mysterious.