What does it mean the "eyes are soul-less"?

Question

OR the "color of the eyes is soul-less". what does it mean to you?

Answer 1

eyes are regarded as windows to the brain/mind/soul

a cold hearted or cruel person is said to have soulless eyes, as in, there is nothing or at most very little soul, kindness, conscience and identity behind the eyes.

Answer 2

Hmm, different people have different answers.  From experience (of hearing how people use it), I associate "soulless eyes" with small beady/really deep-set eyes or with really really pale-blue eyes (although for me color alone doesnt qualify really without context of the rest of the face.)  Interesting question--esp. to see what others say...

Answer 3

Sometimes when authors describe a characters eyes as 'soulless' they are describing this person at the moment as uncaring, or slightly in-human. These words give of the image of a person who is cold, with hard facial expressions. The same with real life- I a person has 'soulless' eyes, their expression is generally hard, cold, unkind, and uncaring. Having 'soulless' eyes is merely describing a facial expression.