wide-set eyes

Broadly spaced orbits

Wide-set eyes are eyes positioned farther apart than average on the face.

The term appears in physical descriptions, often noting distinctive facial features: She had wide-set eyes and high cheekbones.

In portraiture and character description, wide-set eyes are sometimes associated with an open or innocent appearance.

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features · facial features · cheekbones · forehead · symmetry · alien · doll-like · baby face · fish · prey · innocent · striking · unusual · beauty · genetic · skull · bone structure · owl

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eye spacing

wide-set eyesbeady eyes

Small, round, gleaming lookers

deep-set eyes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G