EYE CONTACT
Dictionary entry overview: What does eye contact mean?
• EYE CONTACT (noun)
The noun EYE CONTACT has 2 senses:
1. a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication
2. contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other
Familiarity information: EYE CONTACT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EYE CONTACT (noun)
Meaning:
A meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave
Hypernyms ("eye contact" is a kind of...):
visual communication (communication that relies on vision)
Meaning:
Contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
a teacher should make eye contact with the students
Hypernyms ("eye contact" is a kind of...):
contact (close interaction)
