Meanings
plural eyeliners · alternative eye liner · alternative eye-liner
- countableuncountableMakeup used to outline the eye, generally applied along or close to the lashline.
1 more example
Do you need to wear eyeliner? As with any makeup step, eyeliner is completely optional. From an artistic perspective, if you are wearing eyeshadow, I almost always recommend wearing eyeliner, unless your eyelids and eyelashes are obscured by the eyebrow area. Eyeliner is a basic part of an eye-makeup design because it shapes and defines the eyes and makes the eyelashes look thicker.
2004, Paula Begoun, The Complete Beauty Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Smart Beauty, Rodale Inc., →ISBN, page 419
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
- Proto-Germanic*augô
- Proto-West Germanic*augā
- Old Englishēage
- Middle Englisheye
- Englisheye
- Englishline
- Englishliner
- Englisheyeliner
Translations
Afrikaans oogomlyner
- oogomlynermakeup
Bulgarian очна линия
- очна линия (očna linija)makeup
Catalan perfilador d'ulls
- perfilador d'ullsmakeup
Chinese Mandarin 眼線筆 /眼线笔, 眼線膏 /眼线膏
- 眼線筆 /眼线笔 (yǎnxiànbǐ)makeup
- 眼線膏 /眼线膏 (yǎnxiàngāo)makeup
Dutch eyeliner
- eyelinermakeup
Esperanto okulranda ŝminko
- okulranda ŝminkomakeup
Estonian kontuurpliiats
- kontuurpliiatsmakeup
Finnish silmämeikki, rajauskynä
- silmämeikkimakeup
- rajauskynämakeup
French eyeliner, ligneur
- eyelinermakeup
- ligneurmakeup
- pinceau-traceurmakeup
German Lidstrich, Kajal
- Lidstrichmakeup
- Kajalmakeup
- Eyelinermakeup
Hungarian szemceruza, szemkihúzó
- szemceruzamakeup
- szemkihúzómakeup
- szemtusmakeup
Italian eye-liner
- eye-linermakeup
Japanese アイライナー
- アイライナー (airainā)makeup
Korean 아이라이너
- 아이라이너 (airaineo)makeup
Polish eyeliner
- eyelinermakeup
Portuguese delineador
- delineadormakeup
Romanian tuș de ochi
- tuș de ochimakeup
Russian подво́дка для глаз, ко́нтурный каранда́ш для глаз
- подво́дка для глаз (podvódka dlja glaz)makeup
- ко́нтурный каранда́ш для глаз (kónturnyj karandáš dlja glaz)makeup
Spanish delineador, lápiz de/para ojos/párpados
- delineadormakeup
- lápiz de/para ojos/párpadosmakeup
- abéñulamakeup
Swedish kajal, eyeliner
- kajalmakeup
- eyelinermakeup
Turkish aylaynır, eyeliner
- aylaynırmakeup
- eyelinermakeup
Vietnamese bút kẻ mắt
- bút kẻ mắtmakeup
Cite this entry
eyeliner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeliner
“eyeliner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeliner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyeliner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeliner.
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