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eyeliner

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈaɪˌlaɪnɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AY1 L AY2 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied along or close to the lashline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: makeup, make-up, war paint

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3ekw-der. Proto-Germanic *augô Proto-West Germanic *augā Old English ēage Middle English eye English eye English line Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English liner English eyeliner From eye + liner.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: oogomlyner — makeup
  • Bulgarian: очна линия (očna linija) — makeup
  • Catalan: perfilador d'ulls — makeup
  • Chinese Mandarin: 眼線筆 /眼线笔 (yǎnxiànbǐ) — makeup
  • Chinese Mandarin: 眼線膏 /眼线膏 (yǎnxiàngāo) — makeup
  • Dutch: eyeliner — makeup
  • Esperanto: okulranda ŝminko — makeup
  • Estonian: kontuurpliiats — makeup
  • Finnish: silmämeikki — makeup
  • Finnish: rajauskynä — makeup
  • French: eyeliner — makeup
  • French: ligneur — makeup
  • French: pinceau-traceur — makeup
  • German: Lidstrich — makeup
  • German: Kajal — makeup
  • German: Eyeliner — makeup
  • Hungarian: szemceruza — makeup
  • Hungarian: szemkihúzó — makeup
  • Hungarian: szemtus — makeup
  • Italian: eye-liner — makeup
  • Japanese: アイライナー (airainā) — makeup
  • Khmer: ប្រដាប់គូសភ្នែក (prɑɑdap-kuuh-phnɛɛk) — makeup
  • Korean: 아이라이너 (airaineo) — makeup
  • Macedonian: крејон (krejon) — makeup
  • Polish: eyeliner — makeup
  • Portuguese: delineador — makeup
  • Romanian: tuș de ochi — makeup
  • Russian: подво́дка для глаз (podvódka dlja glaz) — makeup
  • Russian: ко́нтурный каранда́ш для глаз (kónturnyj karandáš dlja glaz) — makeup
  • Spanish: delineador — makeup
  • Spanish: delineador ocular — makeup
  • Spanish: lápiz de / para ojos / párpados — makeup
  • Swedish: kajal — makeup
  • Swedish: eyeliner — makeup
  • Turkish: aylaynır — makeup
  • Turkish: eyeliner — makeup
  • Vietnamese: bút kẻ mắt — makeup