gaze

B2
Pronunciation
/ɡeɪz/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.

2 Definition

The object gazed on.

3 Definition

In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed.

Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To stare intently or earnestly.

Example Sentences
  • In fact, for Antonioni this gazing is probably the most fundamental of all cognitive activities ... (from Thinking in the Absence of Image)
2 Definition

To stare at.