heart eyes

heart eyes noun: a depiction of the eyes in the shape of two heart symbols, usually as part of the 😍 emoji.

Noun

heart eyes (uncountable)

A depiction of the eyes in the shape of two heart symbols, usually as part of the 😍 emoji.
- I use the smiley face with the hearts for eyes as my emoji. I think the cat with heart eyes isn’t serious enough. My mom’s favourite emoji is the frog, just because she likes frogs.2016 November 7, Lauren Cochrane, quoting Beth Ditto, “Beth Ditto on liking the word fat, meeting Kate Moss and shopping at thrift stores”, in The Guardian
- The weekiversary posts are just the tip of the frozen-barf iceberg. There are also close, glistening photos of their home-cooked nightly dinners (kissy face #shesakeeper). There are unrelenting, near identical pictures of one of them napping next to a cat (heart-eyes #allmine).2018 March 24, Krista Burton, “Are You Really in Love if It’s Not on Instagram?”, in The New York Times
(informal) An amorous or adoring look directed at someone or something.
- “Remember how crazy he seemed for Lampetia the moment he saw her on Helios’s island? He was making heart eyes at her the whole time. I actually thought he wanted to stay there with her instead of coming back with us.”2016, Michelle Madow, Elementals: The Complete Series, Dreamscape Publishing, →ISBN, Book Three: The Head of Medusa, page 371
- While Will talks, Southpaw laps from his bowl of water, but mostly stares up at his owner with heart eyes. When the bartender comes back to take away our empty plates, I realize I haven’t tasted a single bite.2017, Tessa Bailey, Follow, [self-published], →ISBN, page 60

Adjective

heart eyes (comparative more heart eyes, superlative most heart eyes)

(informal) Enamored; very fond.
- Leanne hadn’t ever experienced that blissful state. Oh, she’d dated, a couple of times seriously, but she’d never felt so lovey-dovey, heart eyes about any man. Someday, Leanne hoped she would. A happily ever after might be nice.2021, Melissa McClone, Her Christmas Kiss, Cardinal Press, →ISBN, page unknown
- From gold and diamond to silver and small, we’re heart-eyes about them all. Not to mention, they’re one of the most versatile jewelry options you can opt for.2022 November 14, Victoria Giardina, “The 22 best hoop earrings of 2022: Gold, silver, diamonds, huggies, more”, in New York Post

Examples of heart eyes in a sentence

Elijah is tucked in the crook of Mum’s arm, and she and Dad are gazing down at him with complete heart eyes.2017, Lisa Williamson, All About Mia, Oxford: David Fickling Books, →ISBN, page 343:
He is so good at looking at people with heart eyes.2024 October 1, Elizabeth Logan, “Adam Brody’s Typecasting Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving”, in Glamour:

Forms of heart eyes

comparative	more heart eyes
superlative	most heart eyes

Questions about heart eyes

What does heart eyes mean?: Heart eyes means a depiction of the eyes in the shape of two heart symbols, usually as part of the 😍 emoji.
How do you use heart eyes in a sentence?: Elijah is tucked in the crook of Mum’s arm, and she and Dad are gazing down at him with complete heart eyes.
What part of speech is heart eyes?: Heart eyes can be a noun or an adjective.

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