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squinty

squinty

2 6.7
Having eyes partly closed to see better in bright light
  • adjective
  • /ˈskwɪnti/
: 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
1 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
1 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
38 3.4

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

clear-eyed
13 5.6

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

How Closed

squinty
2 6.7
open-eyed
15 5.2
wide-eyed
38 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.