Wide-eyed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Wide-eyed is an adjective meaning (figurative) Astonished or surprised.
Meaning
(figurative) Astonished or surprised.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Naive; innocent; like a baby.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wide, eye, -ed.
Example Sentences
The magician’s trick left the audience wide-eyed.
She was like her mother: tiny, curly-haired, and wide-eyed.
Country life doesn’t protect you from real life. A rural childhood may leave you wide-eyed a bit longer about some things, but it doesn’t confer the insulating innocence that some parents seem to hope.
Synonyms for wide-eyed
Depending on context, synonyms include moon-eyed, owly-eyed, pie-eyed, saucer-eyed, goggle-eyed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include owly-eyed, moon-eyed, goggle-eyed, agog, full-eyed, ox-eyed.
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