dry-eyed

dry-eyed
adjective
free from tears (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑tearless
• Ant: ↑tearful (for: ↑tearless)
• Similar to: ↑dry

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ \ adjective
1. : not moved to tears or to sympathy
2. : marked by the absence of sentimentalism or romanticism

an exercise in dry-eyed nostalgia — Edith Oliver

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/druy"uyd'/, adj.
not weeping; unmoved.
[1660-70]

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dryˈ-eyed adjective
Tearless
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Main Entry: ↑dry

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dry-eyed UK [ˌdraɪ ˈaɪd] US adjective
not crying, although you are in a very sad situation
Thesaurus: showing no emotions and unaffected by emotionssynonym

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dry-eyed «DRY YD», adjective.
unable to weep; tearless: »

The next day I packed my bag and took dry-eyed leave of the Morpions (Punch).

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adj. (of a person) not crying

Janet was dry-eyed and stoical under assault

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/ˈdraıˌaıd/ adj
: not crying

She was dry-eyed during the funeral but cried all the way home afterwards.

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ˌdry-ˈeyed [dry-eyed] adjective not before noun
not crying

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She remained dry-eyed throughout the trial.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Dry-eyed — a. Not having tears in the eyes. Opposite of {tearful}. Syn: tearless. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dry-eyed — adj not crying …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dry-eyed — [ ,draı aıd ] adjective not crying, although you are in a very sad situation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dry-eyed — dry′ eyed adj. not weeping; unmoved • Etymology: 1660–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • dry-eyed — [drī′īd΄] adj. not weeping; shedding no tears …   English World dictionary

  • dry-eyed — ADJ If you say that someone is dry eyed, you mean that although they are in a very sad situation they are not actually crying. At the funeral he held her hand, but she was dry eyed, composed, for tears achieved nothing. Ant: tearful …   English dictionary

  • dry-eyed — /draɪ ˈaɪd/ (say druy uyd) adjective not crying, especially in a situation in which one might be expected to cry: to remain dry eyed throughout a sad movie …  

  • dry-eyed — adjective Not having shed tears. Sometimes implies not made sad (by something) . See Also: dry eye …   Wiktionary

  • dry-eyed — adjective Date: 1667 1. not moved to tears or to empathy 2. marked by the absence of sentimentalism or romanticism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dry-eyed — /druy uyd /, adj. not weeping; unmoved. [1660 70] * * * …   Universalium

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