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squinty

squinty

2 6.7
Having eyes partly closed to see better in bright light
  • adjective
  • /ˈskwɪnti/
translation icon : entrecerrado
  • She wore sunglasses to protect her squinty eyes from the harsh glare.
  • squinty eyes
  • squinty-eyed
  • squinty smile

My headshot was a photo that my best friend took like outside of my high school wall and my eyes are squinty because of the sun.

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Examples

  • With his straight white hair hanging over his thick glasses, he looked like a squinty possum in a bow tie.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • He has green eyes, and one eye is squinty.

    The House of Yes (1997)

  • She'd left her glasses at home, and her eyes were squinty in the sun, making her look like she was thinking of a secret joke.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The kid had red hair, freckles, and squinty eyes.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I could imagine my brother's squinty eye, his look of exasperated patience.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I am a squinty, blinking, dry eyed gal and those intense, harsh summer rays can be very hard for me to deal with.

    Allana Davison

  • Audrey turned out to be a wisp of a thing, twenty-five at most, with crudely cut black hair and squinty eyes.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • He has a charming smile and squinty eyes that make him look friendly.

  • The child squinted at the bright sun, his squinty eyes barely opening.

Synonyms

squinting
vssquinty
3.1

The eyes are partly closed to see better in bright light or when it is hard to see

is a general characteristic even when not done to improve vision
squinched
vssquinty
8.1

Eyes half closed to see better or keep out bright light

is broader and can describe the same look without a blocking or focusing purpose

Antonyms

wide-eyed
27 3.4

A person who has eyes open wide because they feel surprised or full of wonder

clear-eyed
7 5.6

Able to think and judge things in a calm, practical way

How Closed

squinty
2 6.7
open-eyed
1 5.2
wide-eyed
27 3.4

Surface Forms

squinty positive

Morphology

squinty = squint (transparent) = squint + y

A straightforward adjectival formation meaning 'having or showing a squint', so learners familiar with 'squint' can derive this meaning.

Etymology

Squinty comes from the verb squint ('to look with partly closed eyes') and the ending -y ('having'). So squinty describes eyes that are partly closed, like when the sun is very bright or when you try to read very small print.