heavy-lidded

Eyelids drooping low

Heavy-lidded describes eyes with eyelids that appear to droop or hang low, giving a sleepy, seductive, or languid appearance.

The look suggests drowsiness, boredom, or smoldering allure: She gave him a heavy-lidded glance across the room.

Someone genuinely tired may also appear heavy-lidded: His heavy-lidded eyes betrayed a sleepless night.

seductive

sultry

Hot, humid, or alluring

sensual · provocative · come-hither · enticing · flirtatious · beguiling · coquettish · inviting · tempting · captivating

drowsy

sleepy

Wanting to doze

nodding · yawning · drowsing · groggy · bleary · half-asleep · torpid · sluggish · snoozy · slumbrous

contemplative

pensive

Quietly, sadly thoughtful

brooding · introspective · faraway · distant · dreamy · wistful · musing · absorbed · preoccupied · reverie

fatigued

weary

Deeply tired, spent

spent · worn-out · depleted · sapped · flagging · enervated · bone-tired · run-down · knackered · haggard

relaxed

languid

Weak and without vigor

tranquil · at-ease · mellow · unhurried · composed · placid · laid-back · content · restful · soothed

bored

disinterested

Free from personal stakes

blasé · jaded · world-weary · unenthused · listless · detached · nonchalant · underwhelmed · impassive · unengaged

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Opposites
eye openness/alertness

heavy-liddedwide-eyed

Showing naive amazement

bright-eyed · open-eyed · wide-awake · pop-eyed · bug-eyed

emotional/psychological state conveyed

heavy-liddedwide-eyed

Showing naive amazement

bright-eyed · eager · animated · alert · rapt

Family

heavy, heavily, heaviness, heavyweight, lidded, heavyhearted

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