round-eyed

round-eyed
adjective
1. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
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childlike trust

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dewy-eyed innocence

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listened in round-eyed wonder

Syn: ↑childlike, ↑wide-eyed, ↑dewy-eyed, ↑simple
Similar to: ↑naive, ↑naif
Derivationally related forms: ↑simpleness (for: ↑simple), ↑simplicity (for: ↑simple)
2. having large round wide-open eyes
Syn: ↑saucer-eyed
Similar to: ↑eyed

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: round (II) + eyed
: having the eyes wide open (as with astonishment)

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roundˈ-eyed adjective
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Main Entry:round

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round-eyed «ROWND YD», adjective.
having the eyes rounded or wide open, as with wakefulness or astonishment; wide-eyed: »

round-eyed and alert as an owl.

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ˌround-ˈeyed f13 [round-eyed] adjective
with eyes that are fully open because of surprise, fear, etc

The child watched, round-eyed, as the horses galloped past.


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