Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Direct visual contact with another's eyes.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication
  • noun contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word eye contact.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.