dry eye
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Noun
dry eye (countable and uncountable, plural dry eyes)
- (uncountable) An eye disease caused by decreased tear production; short for dry eye syndrome.
- (countable) An eye which is affected by this disease.
- (idiomatic) An eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.
- There wasn't a dry eye in the audience after her heart-wrenching performance.
Usage notes
Someone who is not crying
dry eye is a negative polarity item, most commonly found in negative sentences.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:dry eye.
Related terms
- dry-eyed