red-rimmed

Bordered in scarlet

Red-rimmed describes eyes with reddened edges, typically from crying, exhaustion, illness, or irritation: Her red-rimmed eyes betrayed a sleepless night.

The term occasionally applies to other objects with red borders, but eyes dominate usage.

eyes

weeping

Shedding tears audibly

allergies · grief · tears · fatigue · bloodshot · swollen · puffy · irritated · insomnia · sobbing

ceramics

plates

Flat eating dishes

porcelain · edged · bordered · decorative · tableware · trim · accent · pattern · glazed · crockery

eyewear

glasses

Corrective eyewear or tumblers

fashion · vintage · retro · statement · bold · colorful · designer · acetate · tortoiseshell · hipster

Opposites
eye clarity and health

red-rimmedclear-eyed

Perceiving without distortion

bright-eyed · clear · bright · sparkling · unclouded

Family

red, rim, rimmed, rims, reds, redder, reddest, redden, reddened

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G