Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fox eye

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: fox -eye
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of eye associated with East Asian people, characterized as narrow, slanted, or upturned.

Countable

noun

A makeup technique in which the outer corners of the eyes are darkened to a triangular point.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When NaiNai was in her prime, she had a slender figure, a swanlike neck, and a pair of fox eyes with both ends tilted up."
"Nobu glimpsed a porcelain face, camellia lips and slanted fox eyes […]"
"She stared past the hastily dyed hair, past the freckle-shielding makeup, and into the girl's sunken fox eyes."

Usage

Inflected Forms

fox eyes (plural)

Phrases

fox tox

Frequently Paired Words

fox tox

Synonyms

almond eye

Questions

What does fox eye mean?: A type of eye associated with East Asian people, characterized as narrow, slanted, or upturned.

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