smoky eyes

noun

Eyes with a shadowy gradient or dark rings around them, created by the application of black or dark grey eyeshadow or eyeliner.

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Meanings

nounsmoky eyes pl (normally plural, singular smoky eye)

singular smoky eye

  1. pluralplural normallyEyes with a shadowy gradient or dark rings around them, created by the application of black or dark grey eyeshadow or eyeliner.

    And did I mention the makeup? She had smoky eyes, pink lips, and color on her cheeks.

    2010, Shani Petroff, Careful What You Wish For, unnumbered page
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    She did her makeup heavier than usual, imitating the smoky eyes and bright red lips that came up when she Google-searched “flapper makeup.”

    2014, Michelle Madow, Diamonds in the Rough, page 186

    Think about the difference between dramatic smoky eyes with big full lashes, and demure liquid liner.

    2014, Michelle Phan, Make Up (Enhanced Edition): Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style, and Success--Online and Off, page 67

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 煙熏眼
  • 煙熏眼 (yānxūnyǎn)Translations
French smoky eyes, yeux charbonneux
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Polish przydymione oczy
  • przydymione oczyTranslations
Swedish sotade ögon
  • sotade ögonTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

smoky eyes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoky%20eyes

MLA

“smoky eyes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoky%20eyes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smoky eyes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoky%20eyes.

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