dry eye

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Noun

dry eye (countable and uncountable, plural dry eyes)

(uncountable) An eye disease caused by decreased tear production; short for dry eye syndrome.
(countable) An eye which is affected by this disease.
(idiomatic) An eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.
There wasn't a dry eye in the audience after her heart-wrenching performance.

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Someone who is not crying

dry eye is a negative polarity item, most commonly found in negative sentences.

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Related terms

dry-eyed

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