eye contact

noun

: visual contact with another person's eyes

Examples of eye contact in a Sentence

He maintained eye contact with me throughout the conversation.

The speaker made eye contact with audience members.

The jury avoided eye contact with the defendant as the verdict was read.

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s was another time when Coach Reid came over and same thing, eye contact , listened, yes sir. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Accompanied by a companion, the whale holds eye contact with the animal, touching it with its head and fin. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Others associate direct eye contact with engagement or authenticity and may evaluate candidates based on it. — Sarah Jackson juhohn Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Offering a woman an umbrella in the rain Making uninterrupted eye contact with me for more than 2 seconds. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eye contact

• overreact
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact

Kids Definition

eye contact

noun

: the act of looking another person straight in the eye

Medical Definition

eye contact

noun

: visual contact with another person's eyes