dull eyes
Glazed, unfocused gaze
Dull eyes lack brightness or liveliness—the spark that indicates alertness, health, or emotional engagement.
The phrase often describes someone exhausted, ill, drugged, or emotionally deadened: She stared back with dull eyes, barely registering his presence.
In animals, dull eyes may signal sickness or poor condition.
The opposite is bright or lively eyes.
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- vacantWithout an occupant
- hollowEmpty within
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
exhausted · weary · world weary · bleary · listless · unfocused · blank · dead · empty · distant · faraway · clouded · dim · flat · lackluster · expressionless · no one home · zoned out