wide-eyed


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wide-eyed

(wīd′īd′)
adj.
1. Having the eyes completely opened, as in wonder.
2. Innocent; credulous.
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wide-eyed

adj
innocent or credulous
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wide′-eyed`



adj.
having the eyes open wide, as in amazement, innocence, or sleeplessness.
[1850–55]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.wide-eyed - exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"
dewy-eyed, round-eyed, childlike, simple
naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"
2.wide-eyed - (used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide eyes"
wide
opened, open - used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
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wide-eyed

adjective
1. naive, green, trusting, credulous, simple, innocent, impressionable, unsophisticated, ingenuous, wet behind the ears (informal), unsuspicious, as green as grass He told tall stories to a wide-eyed group of tourists.
2. staring, spellbound, gobsmacked (Brit. slang), dumbfounded, agog, agape, thunderstruck, goggle-eyed, awe-stricken She was wide-eyed in astonishment.
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Translations

wide-eyed

[ˈwaɪdˈaɪd] ADJ → con los ojos muy abiertos, con los ojos como platos (fig) → inocente, cándido
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wide-eyed

[ˌwaɪdˈaɪd] adj → con gli occhi spalancati
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