walleyed

Thân thiện

A child with walleyed vision looks at a picture book.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Having exotropia, a form of strabismus where one or both eyes turn outward: This is the primary and specific medical meaning. It describes a condition where the eyes are not properly aligned, with the gaze directed outward, away from the nose. 2. Having large, staring, or light-colored eyes (especially blue eyes): This is a secondary, more general, and often figurative usage. It can describe eyes that are prominent, wide-open, or have a pale iris, giving a distinctive appearance.

Usage Examples

• Medical/Descriptive:
  • The doctor diagnosed the infant as being walleyed and recommended vision therapy.
  • The old portrait showed a man with a walleyed stare that some found unsettling.
• General/Descriptive (often of animals):
  • The walleyed pike gets its name from its large, opaque-looking eyes.
  • She had a walleyed expression of shock when she heard the news.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe a look of astonishment, disbelief, or a vacant stare.
  • He gave me a walleyed look when I suggested he try skydiving.

Variants and Related Words

• Walleye (noun):
  • The condition of being walleyed (strabismus).
  • A large, staring eye.
  • A popular North American freshwater game fish (Sander vitreus), named for its distinctive eyes.
• Exotropia (noun): The formal medical term for the condition of having one or both eyes turn outward.

Synonyms

• For the medical condition: Exotropic, suffering from exotropia, having divergent strabismus.
• For the general appearance: Wide-eyed, staring, goggle-eyed, pop-eyed.

Antonyms

• For eye alignment: Cross-eyed (having esotropia, where eyes turn inward).

Related Idioms or Phrases

• None directly using "walleyed": The word itself is descriptive and typically used on its own rather than in a common idiomatic phrase.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having divergent strabismus