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unlidded

6.9

Eyes that are open and do not blink

adjective
/ʌnˈlɪdɪd/

: sin párpados

He fixed her with an unlidded stare that made her uncomfortable.

Examples

The cat stared at me with its unlidded eyes.
In the darkness, only his unlidded gaze was visible, never blinking or turning away.
The statue's unlidded eyes seemed to watch everyone who entered the room.
He woke up with his eyes unlidded and wide open.
The cat stared at the bird with its unlidded eyes, focused and unblinking.
He lay in the grass, his unlidded gaze fixed on the clouds above.
The statue of the deity featured unlidded eyes that seemed to watch over the city.

Synonyms

wide-eyed

vsunlidded

27 3.4

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

is an open gaze often lacking emotional surprise or innocence

lidless

vsunlidded

Literature

1 9.5

Always watching without closing the eyes

is less constant and may not mean continuous observation

untwinkling

vsunlidded

Archaic

9.3

A steady look in which the eyes do not blink or move

highlights open eyes or wide gaze rather than only being motionless

Antonyms

lidded

1 4.9

Covered by a lid, for example a pot or jar

How Open

wide open

127 2.3

unlidded

6.9

open

∞ 1.0

closed

3 1.0

Surface Forms

unlidded positive

Morphology

unlidded = lidded (semi-transparent) = un + lid + ed

The prefix 'un-' is clear, but the use of 'lidded' to mean 'having eyelids' is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Unlidded comes from un- meaning 'not' and lid meaning 'cover'. An unlidded eye is 'not covered' by an eyelid — wide open and often unblinking, which is why the word describes a fixed, staring gaze.