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Meaning of dry eye | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An eye disease caused by decreased tear production; short for dry eye syndrome.
    uncountable
  2. An eye which is affected by this disease.
    countable
  3. An eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.
    countable, idiomatic, uncountable

Equivalents

日本語 ドライアイ

Examples

“There wasn't a dry eye in the audience after her heart-wrenching performance.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dry eye syndrome dry film thickness dry fly dry fog dry food Dry Fork

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