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Meaning of "slit-eyed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLIT-EYED

slit-eyed  [ˈslɪtˌaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLIT-EYED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slit-Eyed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLIT-EYED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slit-eyed in the English dictionary

The definition of slit-eyed in the dictionary is with eyes nearly closed. Other definition of slit-eyed is with slanting eyes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLIT-EYED


beady-eyed
ˈbiːdɪˌaɪd
cockeyed
ˈkɒkˌaɪd
evil-eyed
ˈiːv əlˌaɪd
four-eyed
ˈfɔːʳˌaɪd
frogeyed
ˈfrɒɡˌaɪd
gimlet-eyed
ˈɡɪmlɪtˌaɪd
glassy-eyed
ˈɡlɑːsɪˌaɪd
one-eyed
ˈwʌnˌaɪd
oroide
ˈɔːrəʊˌaɪd
popeyed
ˈpɒpˌaɪd
sad-eyed
ˈsædˌaɪd
skew-eyed
ˈskjuːˌaɪd
slant-eyed
ˈslɑːntˌaɪd
squinty-eyed
ˈskwɪntɪˌaɪd
stalk-eyed
ˈstɔːkˌaɪd
ureide
ˈjʊərɪˌaɪd
walleyed
ˈwɔːlˌaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLIT-EYED

slipsole
slipstream
slipt
slipware
slipway
slish
slit
slit pocket
slit skirt
slit trench
slither
slitherier
slitheriest
slithery
slitless
slitlike
slitter
slitty
slive
sliver

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLIT-EYED

bleary-eyed
blue-eyed
bright-eyed
bug-eyed
clear-eyed
cross-eyed
dark-eyed
dewy-eyed
eagle-eyed
eyed
goggle-eyed
green-eyed
hollow-eyed
misty-eyed
open-eyed
pie-eyed
red-eyed
sharp-eyed
starry-eyed
wide-eyed
wild-eyed

Synonyms and antonyms of slit-eyed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slit-eyed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLIT-EYED

Find out the translation of slit-eyed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slit-eyed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slit-eyed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缝眼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hendidura de ojos
570 millions of speakers

English

slit-eyed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भट्ठा आंखों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شق العينين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щели глазами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fenda de olhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চেরা নেত্রবিশিষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fente yeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cerah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlitzäugig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スリット目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬릿 눈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alus-eyed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cắt mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளவு ஐட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लिट-आयल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısık gözlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fessura - eyed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Szczelina -eyed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щілини очима
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slit cu ochi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχισμή - eyed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sny -oog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slit -eyed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Langsgående eyed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slit-eyed

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIT-EYED»

The term «slit-eyed» is used very little and occupies the 182.352 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIT-EYED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slit-eyed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slit-eyed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slit-eyed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLIT-EYED»

Discover the use of slit-eyed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slit-eyed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist
This give-and-take between contemporary Art Deco designs and ancient Egyptian forms was augmented by Douglas's introduction here of his soon- to-be- ubiquitous slit-eyed figures. Although their recollection of various slit-eyed masks from ...
Susan Elizabeth Earle, Renée Ater, 2007
2
Imaginary Audition: Shakespeare on Stage and Page
Richard. Levin's. Critique. of. Slit-eyed. Analysis. Levin's critique in New Readings is based on three premises that mutually implicate each other and function as a system of interdependent variables. They are the playwright's intention, the act- ...
Harry Berger, 1991
3
Who Goes There
... that they then discovered on Guam a colony of four thousand slit- eyed females pressed into servitude for the carnal pleasure of the slit- eyed Nip navy — "all double-bunking in these two-storey barracks, the whole shebang then turned over ...
Leon Rooke, 1998
4
Trukese-English Dictionary
slippery dmitimit (vi.): be slippery. ffaas(vi.): be slippery. kumitimit (vi. ): be slippery, slick. mit(vi.): be slick, slippery. mitimit2 (vi. ): be slippery, slick. emmiti2( vo.): make slippery, make slick, cause to slide easily. slit-eyed mesepach (vi.) ...
‎1990
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Shakespeare and the Authority of Performance
situation enables Berger to move beyond the disabling impasse of stage-oriented criticism, "only mildly caricatured by reconceiving it as a contrast between the Slit- eyed Analyst and the Wide-eyed Playgoer: the former subtle, suspicious, ...
William B. Worthen, 1997
6
Hundertwasser:
Blumau to some extent affords a synthesis of the principal types of naturist habitats expressed by the "models": the slit-eyed house, the grass-roofed house, the pit-house, the terrace-houses and the hill-meadow house. The slit-eyed house is a ...
Pierre Restany, 2001
7
Making the Detective Story American: Biggers, Van Dine and ...
But England in the 1920s was still more imperial than multicultural, and, after all, the Chinese characters who did appear in popular fiction of the 1920s were slit- eyed Chinamen, preternaturally sly, conspiratorial, opium-addicted, etc. The first  ...
J.K. Van Dover, 2010
8
A Fury in the Words:: Love and Embarrassment in ...
3 Grant posed the central problem of what's come to be known as the stage- versus-page conflict, which I subsequently described as a conflict between the wide-eyed playgoer and the slit-eyed armchair interpreter (for example, me).
Harry Berger, 2012
9
Mongolian English Dictionary
... to cushion, to insert, ~ 31111111 epenthetic vowel )KI/IHTAFIJII'AX to narrow ( the eyes) )KI/1171TA171X to be narrowed (eyes) )Kl/IFITI'AP slit—eyed )KI/ 1171X I. to stretch, to stretch out, to extend (trans), 11011 111111111 113111311 to lie ...
‎2013
10
Uprooted
On to the bedrooms, walking slit-eyed through the family room in order to see as little as possible. That room was a two person job. We would come with crowbar and hammers tomorrow. By late afternoon I had piles of red curtains and bulging  ...
Sidney Oltman Ferrell, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLIT-EYED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slit-eyed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Latest images of new AB 145 superyacht
... with a master suite on main deck and four en-suite cabins below deck. Her rhythmical slit-eyed port holes give the yacht a distinctive exterior appearance. «Superyacht Times, Jul 15»
2
'It's a lie', Najib says amid claims that M'sia's civics bureau promotes …
The terms are considered derogatory with “si mata sepet” meaning slit-eyed and “si botol”, alcoholic, in Malay. Many Malay progressives including DAP's Dyana ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
3
BTN must be reviewed and axed if need be, says former deputy …
The terms are considered derogatory with “si mata sepet” meaning slit-eyed and “si botol”, alcoholic, in Malay. Many Malay progressives including DAP's Dyana ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
4
Slit-eyed Ganeshas: Yo Manohar Parrikar! Susegad Man, Susegad!
And in contrast, we have the ebullient Manohar Parrikar with his comment about the slit-eyed Ganeshas. The comment is unusually brilliant. It plays to religion ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
5
Parrikar at it again: This time he talks of narrow-eyed Ganeshas
The slit-eyed Ganesha anecdote came during his address in a seminar on "Design and Make in India (Electronics)", organized by Vivekananda International ... «Indiatimes.com, Jun 15»
6
Beer Review: 21st Amendment's Down to Earth is an Easy-Drinking …
... was as foreign as affordable health insurance, it was perfectly acceptable to bar-hop away my nights and days, smashed and stumbling, salty and slit-eyed. «Eater, May 15»
7
Tee defends Jakim by insulting 'Si Mata Sepet' Paulsen
“How could this slit-eyed ultra kiasu say that Jakim promotes extremism? How much does he know about Islam? How often does he listen to the Friday sermons ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jan 15»
8
Comfy crossovers
Gone is the boxy styling, replaced with softer edges, slit-eyed headlamps and a seven-slot grille that gently cascades over the hood. Built on the same platform ... «Washington Blade, Dec 14»
9
Sailor Moon Newbie Recap: "Love and Chased: Luna's Worst Day …
... pale green, slit-eyed cat, throws a fish skeleton into the ground in front of them. Apparently Rhett Butler has got real clout with the cat mafia, because they back ... «The Mary Sue, Oct 14»
10
Bond with the best
There's the slit-eyed Daniel Craig looking to his side, as if at the glamorous beauty hanging on his arm, all the while dressed in plain shirt and veshti! He looks ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Slit-Eyed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/slit-eyed>. May 2024 ».
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