eye contact
noun
the act of looking directly into another's eyes: We never made eye contact at any time during the interview.
Psychology. a meeting of the eyes of two persons, regarded as a meaningful nonverbal form of communication.
Nearby words
eye appeal, eye bank, eye bath, eye candy, eye chart, eye contact, eye dialect, eye doctor, eye dog, eye drops, eye for an eye, an
Origin of eye contact
First recorded in 1960–65
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British Dictionary definitions for eye contact
eye contact
noun
a direct look between two people; meeting of eyeshe maintained eye contact with his interrogator
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