owllike
Round-eyed and solemn
Owllike describes something resembling an owl in appearance or manner.
The word most often applies to faces—large round eyes, a solemn or watchful expression, perhaps an unblinking stare: She peered at him with owllike intensity.
Also spelled owl-like.
Producing no audible noise
- noiselessProducing no sound
- hushedReduced to silence
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
swooping · quiet · soft · unheard · muffled · whispery · ghostly · spectral
Having minimal facial protrusion
- featheredCovered with plumage
- tuftedHaving raised clusters
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
- beakedHaving a bill
taloned · rotund · fluffy · downy · mottled · speckled · swiveling · raptorial
Not closing one's eyes
- wide-eyedShowing naive amazement
- staringGazing without break
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
keen · sharp-eyed · scrutinizing · observant · intent · piercing · focused · unwavering
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
- sagaciousHaving acute mental discernment
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
philosophical · knowledgeable · astute · sapient · prudent · Athena · Minerva · academic
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- nighttimeDark hours between dusk and dawn
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- darknessTotal absence of light
midnight · crepuscular · gloaming · starry · lunar · nocturne · shadowy · sleepless
Puzzling and obscure
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- crypticObscure in meaning
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- elusiveHard to find
hidden · veiled · arcane · occult · sphinxlike · eerie · haunting · otherworldly
soundless
Producing no audible noise
gliding · swooping · quiet · soft · unheard · muffled · whispery · ghostly · spectral · fleeting
flat-faced
Having minimal facial protrusion
beaked · taloned · rotund · fluffy · downy · mottled · speckled · swiveling · raptorial · plump
unblinking
Not closing one's eyes
vigilant · keen · sharp-eyed · scrutinizing · observant · intent · piercing · focused · unwavering · steady
sage
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
scholarly · philosophical · knowledgeable · astute · sapient · prudent · Athena · Minerva · academic · contemplative
moonlight
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
darkness · midnight · crepuscular · gloaming · starry · lunar · nocturne · shadowy · sleepless · insomniac
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- crypticObscure in meaning
- secretiveInclined to conceal
elusive · hidden · veiled · arcane · occult · sphinxlike · eerie · haunting · otherworldly · uncanny
owllikehawk-faced
Having predatory bird features
angular · beady-eyed · pinched · hawkish · hawklike
owllikeflighty
Erratic and unreliable
scatterbrained · inattentive · heedless · oblivious · frivolous