Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eye shadow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: eye- shad-ow
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Makeup that is applied to the eyelids and below the eyes to give a darker complexion there.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

eye shadows (plural) eyeshadow (alternative)

Questions

What does eye shadow mean?: Makeup that is applied to the eyelids and below the eyes to give a darker complexion there.

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