wide-eyed
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3.4
- adjective
- /ˈwaɪdˌaɪd/
:
con los ojos muy abiertos
- She entered the room wide-eyed, filled with wonder at the colorful decorations for the party.
- a wide-eyed expression
I was once like you, young, wide eyed and born in a doll factory.
- I was once like you, young, wide eyed and born in a doll factory.
- So I've always had this like wide eyed wonderment about my job.
- And again, you see that kid wide eyed, taking it all in.
- And you just sort of sat there a little bit wide eyed and silent.
- The girl rises up in her coffin, sits up and smiling, looks around in wide eyed astonishment.
- I remember the main, the first person who I was suddenly like like wide eyed, like wow.
- I went into Wicked, a very young moon eyed, wide eyed performer, very afraid of what I could be and afraid to be who I wanted to be.
Examples
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They will be wide eyed and open.
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Tib caught up with her, wide-eyed and anxious, and asked if he might go as well.
Fiction book (1993) -
And again, you see that kid wide eyed, taking it all in.
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Everyone from the other group was wide eyed and looking nervous.
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What happened to that wide-eyed kid who used to love the circus?
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The children listened to the story wide-eyed, never having heard this particular version of creation.
Academic text (2011) -
You know, we all start off being wide-eyed little angels like him... don't we, Helen?
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Cars from every state, with little kids staring wide-eyed, and we saw teenagers with telescopes.
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Shana was ashen and wide-eyed, her hands by her side, an excited expression on her face.
Fiction book (1993) -
Rodeo Drive - Day: Vivian is looking wide-eyed and delighted, and yes, more than a bit overwhelmed.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
36
3.7
Being innocent, trusting, and simple like a child
1
7.4
Having a gentle, innocent trust in people or ideas
1
7.6
Having eyes wide open because you feel surprised or amazed
1
4.8
Having large, open eyes that show surprise or childlike wonder
1
7.2
Having very large round eyes that show surprise
1
8.1
Having very large eyes that look surprised
Having eyes wide open and fixed, often from fear or wonder
Someone's eyes are wide open and fixed on one thing, often from fear or surprise
Having wide, staring eyes that show surprise
Having very wide eyes because you are surprised
Antonyms
How Surprised
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wide-eyed comes from the simple parts wide and eyed, meaning eyes opened 'wide'. So, it gives the picture of someone with very open eyes and is used to show surprise, innocence, or childlike wonder.