eye shadow

noun

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

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Meanings

nouneye shadow (countable and uncountable, plural eye shadows)

plural eye shadows · alternative eyeshadow

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

Translations

Afrikaans oogskadu
  • oogskadumakeup around the eyes
Arabic ظِلّ الْعَيْن
  • ظِلّ الْعَيْن (ẓill al-ʕayn)makeup around the eyes
Bulgarian сенки за очи
  • сенки за очи (senki za oči)makeup around the eyes
Catalan ombra d'ulls
  • ombra d'ullsmakeup around the eyes
Chinese Cantonese 眼影
  • 眼影 (ngaan⁵ jing²)makeup around the eyes
Chinese Mandarin 眼影
  • 眼影 (yǎnyǐng)makeup around the eyes
Czech oční stín
  • oční stínmakeup around the eyes
Danish øjenskygge
  • øjenskyggemakeup around the eyes
Dutch oogschaduw
  • oogschaduwmakeup around the eyes
Esperanto ombroŝminko
  • ombroŝminkomakeup around the eyes
Estonian lauvärv
  • lauvärvmakeup around the eyes
Finnish luomiväri
  • luomivärimakeup around the eyes
French ombre à paupières, fard à paupières
  • ombre à paupièresmakeup around the eyes
  • fard à paupièresmakeup around the eyes
German Lidschatten
  • Lidschattenmakeup around the eyes
Greek σκιά ματιών
  • σκιά ματιών (skiá matión)makeup around the eyes
Hebrew כֹּחַל
  • כֹּחַל (kóẖal)makeup around the eyes
Hungarian szemfesték, szemhéjfesték
  • szemfestékmakeup around the eyes
  • szemhéjfestékmakeup around the eyes
Irish scáthú súl
  • scáthú súlmakeup around the eyes
Italian ombretto
  • ombrettomakeup around the eyes
Japanese アイシャドー
  • アイシャドー (aishadō)makeup around the eyes
Korean 아이섀도우
  • 아이섀도우 (aisyaedou)makeup around the eyes
Norwegian Bokmål øyeskygge, øyenskygge
  • øyeskyggemakeup around the eyes
  • øyenskyggemakeup around the eyes
Polish cień do powiek
  • cień do powiekmakeup around the eyes
Portuguese sombra
  • sombramakeup around the eyes
Russian те́ни для век, тень
  • те́ни для век (téni dlja vek)makeup around the eyes
  • тень (tenʹ)makeup around the eyes
Spanish sombra de ojos, sombra ocular
  • sombra de ojosmakeup around the eyes
  • sombra ocularmakeup around the eyes
  • maquillaje para párpadosmakeup around the eyes
Swahili wanja
  • wanjamakeup around the eyes
Swedish ögonskugga
  • ögonskuggamakeup around the eyes
Turkish far, göz farı
  • farmakeup around the eyes
  • göz farımakeup around the eyes
Cite this entry
APA

eye shadow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20shadow

MLA

“eye shadow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20shadow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eye shadow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eye%20shadow.

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