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    dewy-eyed

    adjective

    • 1. having eyes that are moist with tears (used typically to indicate that a person is nostalgic, naive, or sentimental): "she gets slightly dewy-eyed as she talks about her family"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEWY-EYED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DEWY-EYED definition: 1. having eyes that are wet with tears because you feel emotional: 2. not knowing about unpleasant…. Learn more.

    • English (US)

      DEWY-EYED meaning: 1. having eyes that are wet with tears...

    • Polski

      dewy-eyed definicja: 1. having eyes that are wet with tears...

    • Dewy-Eyed in Simplified Chinese

      DEWY-EYED translate: 闪着泪花的，含泪的，眼睛湿润的, 不谙世事的，天真的，纯真的. Learn...

    • Translate to Traditional Chinese

      dewy-eyed translate: 閃著淚花的，含淚的，眼睛濕潤的, 不諳世事的，天真的，純真的. Learn...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dewy-eyedDewy-eyed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dewy-eyed means naively innocent and trusting, as in a dewy-eyed optimist. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, and examples of dewy-eyed in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEWY-EYED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Dewy-eyed means unrealistic and sentimental, especially in a romantic or childlike way. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › dewy-eyedDEWY-EYED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dewy-eyed means romantically naive or credulous; sentimental, innocent, and trusting. See the origin, usage, and example sentences of this adjective from Dictionary.com.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEWY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˈdʒuː.i / us / ˈduː.i / Add to word list. connected with dew (= the drops of water that form on the ground and other surfaces outside during the night): a dewy morning. Her dewy skin has the look of a woman 20 years younger. See. dew. Fewer examples. the cool, dewy freshness of morning.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › dewy-eyeddewy-eyed adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    showing emotion about something, perhaps with a few tears in the eyes synonym sentimental. She gets slightly dewy-eyed as she talks about her early days in show business.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dewy-eyedDewy-eyed - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of dewy-eyed. adjective. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity. “ dewy-eyed innocence”. synonyms: childlike, round-eyed, simple, wide-eyed. naif, naive. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience.