Leer vs Underlook - What's the difference?
leer | underlook |
To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
To entice with a leer or leers.
* (Dryden)
A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.
(obsolete) The cheek.
(obsolete) The face.
(obsolete) One's appearance; countenance.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Complexion; hue; blee; colour.
(obsolete) Flesh; skin.
The flank or loin.
Empty; unoccupied; clear.
Destitute; lacking; wanting.
Faint from lack of food; hungry.
Thin; faint.
Having no load or burden; free; without a rider.
Lacking sense or seriousness; trifling; frivolous.
a suspicious or critical look; scowl, leer
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to be suspicious or mistrustful of
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to look under something
To miss because one is looking too low.
to look intently at or into, scrutinize, inspect
To not give due worth or respect to.
As nouns the difference between leer and underlook
is that leer is while underlook is a suspicious or critical look; scowl, leer.As a verb underlook is
to be suspicious or mistrustful of.leer
English
Etymology 1
Exact development uncertain, but apparently from *. See below.Verb
(en verb)- To gild a face with smiles; and leer a man to ruin.
Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl) ler, . More at (l), (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l), (l)Noun
(en noun)- (Holinshed)
- a Rosalind of a better leer than you
Anagrams
* *Etymology 3
From (etyl) lere, from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l)Adjective
(en adjective)- a leer stomach
- (Gifford)
- a leer horse
- (Ben Jonson)
- leer words
Etymology 4
From (etyl) leren, from (etyl) . Related to (etyl) {{m, ang, l?r, , lore, learning, science, art of teaching, preaching, doctrine, study, precept, exhortation, advice, instigation, history, story, cunning }}. See lore.Etymology 5
See (lehr)underlook
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)citation, genre= , publisher=Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=_Suspect._ To _underlook _; to imagine or infer that appearances misrepresent; hence one who _suspects_ is inclined to _look beneath_ the surface. }}