What does eye contact mean?
Definitions for eye contact
eye con·tact
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Princeton's WordNet
eye contactnoun
a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication
"it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave"
eye contactnoun
contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other
"a teacher should make eye contact with the students"
Wiktionary
eye contactnoun
The condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye.
Wikipedia
Eye contact
Eye contact occurs when two people look at each other's eyes at the same time. In humans, eye contact is a form of nonverbal communication and can have a large influence on social behavior. Coined in the early to mid-1960s, the term came from the West to often define the act as a meaningful and important sign of confidence and respect. The customs, meaning, and significance of eye contact can vary greatly between societies, neurotypes, and religions. The study of eye contact is sometimes known as oculesics.
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eye contact
Eye contact refers to the act of looking directly into someone else's eyes during a conversation or interaction. It is often used as a form of nonverbal communication to express attention, interest, engagement, respect or empathy. It plays an important role in human communication and is considered a sign of good social skills in many cultures.
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Eye contact
Eye contact occurs when "two people look at each other's eyes at the same time." In human beings, eye contact is a form of nonverbal communication and is thought to have a large influence on social behavior. Coined in the early to mid-1960s, the term has come in the West to often define the act as a meaningful and important sign of confidence and social communication. The customs and significance of eye contact vary widely between cultures, with religious and social differences often altering its meaning greatly. The study of eye contact is sometimes known as oculesics.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eye contact in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eye contact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of eye contact in a Sentence
He kept eye contact, he backed away slowly, a tiger, if you look down, if you turn, if that neighbor had run back to his door – that triggers their instinct to kill.
I was trying to be nice to her in the beginning, she was so rude, would n’t make eye contact then I just started to get irate. She started to say mean things to me. And it fired me up even more.
I’ve noticed that when I talk to them at their level they respond better. When I’m at their eye level I can make eye contact better and they can better receive my loving energy and vibrations.
I thought it was my mom’s friends because sometimes they pray and they start dancing, so I get up from my bed and I start walking over to my door. And as I'm opening my door, I make eye contact with the SWAT officer and he pushes up against the door with his shield and he slams me against the wall. He starts screaming at me, ‘Stop resisting! Stop resisting!’.
I don’t think of plastic surgery as deceptive, but the idea of altering your appearance then seeming more trustworthy is interesting, when your eyes are more open, [you appear] more trustworthy— your parents, like mine, probably told you if you’re making eye contact, you’re not lying.
Translations for eye contact
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- الاتصال بالعينArabic
- oční kontaktCzech
- øjenkontaktDanish
- BlickkontaktGerman
- okulkontaktoEsperanto
- contacto visualSpanish
- تماس با چشمPersian
- katsekontaktiFinnish
- contact visuelFrench
- आँख से संपर्कHindi
- szemkontaktusHungarian
- աչքի շփումArmenian
- kontak mataIndonesian
- contatto visivoItalian
- קשר עיןHebrew
- アイコンタクトJapanese
- oculus contactusLatin
- øyekontaktNorwegian
- oogcontactDutch
- augnekontakt, augekontaktNorwegian Nynorsk
- øyekontaktNorwegian
- kontakt wzrokowyPolish
- contato visualPortuguese
- contact vizualRomanian
- зрительный контактRussian
- ögonkontaktSwedish
- göz temasıTurkish
- نظریں ملاناUrdu
- giao tiếp bằng mắtVietnamese
- 眼神接觸Chinese
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